Case Study Mother's behavior in detecting stunting at RW 02 Bogo Village, Nganjuk

Abstract

Stunting refers that children having failed to reach their growth potential as a result of
disease, poor health, and malnutrition. A child is defined as 'stunted' if they are too short for
their age. The study aims to investigate the mothers' behavior in detecting stunting. This is a
descriptive study conducted in RT 02 Bogo Village Nganjuk. The study uses a population
study of thirty mothers at the research site. The research variable is the mothers' behavior in
detecting stunting. The data were collected using questionnaires and descriptively analyzed,
displayed in the tables of frequency. The data analysis shows that 96.5% of mothers possess
good knowledge of stunting prevention. Moreover, all mothers have a positive attitude and
practices to tackle the growing problem among their children. The study resumes that the
mother's behavior in detecting stunting is workable to prevent the health issue. It is suggested
that mothers to maintaining this positive behavior to reduce their children getting stunted.