ENVIRONMENTAL AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS RELATIONSHIP TO STUNTING EVENTS IN SCHOOL AGE AT SDN 186 LEMAHABANG DESA PATOLOAN KECAMATAN BONE-BONE KAB. LUWU UTARA IN 2019

Abstract

Background:Primary school age children are children aged 6-12 years. During school age, growth continues even though it is not as fast as the growth that occurred earlier in infancy or later in adolescenceObjective:Stunting is a chronic nutritional problem in children characterized by a shorter height compared to children their age. Children who suffer from stunting will be more susceptible to disease and as adults are at risk for degnerative diseases, the impact of stunting is not only on the health side but also affects the level of intelligence of the child.Method: This research is an analytical study which aims to determine the relationship between nutritional status and environment on the incidence of stunting in school age children at SD 186 Lemahabang, Patoloan Village, Bone-Bone Kab, Luwu Utara in 2019Result:This study shows the nutritional status of the definition of stunting variables, the data obtained are those that are not stunting, 73.33% and those who are stunting 26.2%, The environment of the variable understanding of stunting is obtained by data on students whose respondents are 70% and who are not sufficiently 30%.Conclusion:To produce good performance, the hospital needs to From the results of the data obtained from all of the variables above, it is generally concluded that there is a relationship between the level of nutritional status and the environment on the incidence of stunting