Mother and Child Nutrition; (A Review of Stunting Studies)

Abstract

Stunting is still remains a global problem and one of the main problems of malnutrition often found in under-five children. The impacts include delayed growth, low endurance, lack of intelligence and low productivity. The incidence of stunting is related to environmental factors, low birth weight (LBW), socioeconomic factor, lack of nutrition, maternal education, low family income and number of family members. The data of WHO showed that the prevalence of stunting among children under five is 32% in developing countries. Indonesia is also known as the country with the number of children under five short height (stunted) and become a fifth country that have children stunted in the world after India, China, Nigeria, and Pakistan. Prevalence of stunting in Indonesia in 2010 was 35.6% and is still above the set threshold (20%).