Research Article
Mothers Knowledge Regarding Stunting and The Incident Of Stunting In Children Aged 6-24 Months At The Kampung Baru Community Health Centre In Medan City
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.16-9-2025.2361109, author={Erni Rukmana and Yatty Destani Sandy and Muhammad Edwin Fransiari and Latifah Rahman Nurfazriah}, title={Mothers Knowledge Regarding Stunting and The Incident Of Stunting In Children Aged 6-24 Months At The Kampung Baru Community Health Centre In Medan City}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Innovation in Education, Science, and Culture, ICIESC 2025, 16 September 2025, Medan, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICIESC}, year={2026}, month={3}, keywords={knowledge stunting children 6-24 month}, doi={10.4108/eai.16-9-2025.2361109} }- Erni Rukmana
Yatty Destani Sandy
Muhammad Edwin Fransiari
Latifah Rahman Nurfazriah
Year: 2026
Mothers Knowledge Regarding Stunting and The Incident Of Stunting In Children Aged 6-24 Months At The Kampung Baru Community Health Centre In Medan City
ICIESC
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.16-9-2025.2361109
Abstract
This study aimed to assess mothers' knowledge about stunting and its correlation with the incidence of stunting in children aged 6-24 months at the Kampung Baru Community Health Centre in Medan City. A cross-sectional design was used with a sample of 60 mothers, and data were collected through structured questionnaires. The study found that 43.3% of mothers had good knowledge, 41.7% had moderate knowledge, and 15% had inadequate knowledge about stunting. The children's height status revealed that 86.7% were normal, while 11.7% had stunting. A significant correlation was observed between maternal knowledge and the incidence of stunting, with children of mothers with inadequate knowledge showing a higher prevalence of stunting. The findings suggest the need for educational interventions to improve maternal knowledge on stunting prevention to reduce its prevalence and improve child health outcomes.
