UNDERWEIGHT AND MORBIDITY STATUS AMONG UNDER FIVE YEARS CHILDREN IN SURABAYA

Under five years old children is one of the group that vulnerable to under nutrition, moreover this age group also susceptible to infectious disease due to their immunity and their activity related to exposure of infectious disease. To achieve optimal growth, a children must obtain adequate dietary intake, optimal care practice that include appropriate feeding practices and less frequent of infectious disease (Black et al, 2008). Inadequate food intake to Undernutrition among under five children become important issue since it can affect short term and also long term that go beyond child hood (Neufeld and Osendarp, 2014). Indonesia Basic Health Survey revealed there was fluctuation of underweight prevalence from 18.4% in 2007, decreased to 17.9% in 2010 and increased to 19.6% in 2013 (Indonesia Basic Health Survey, 2013). There is a strong evidence that undernutrition that occurred during the first two years of life contribute to the increasing risk of non communicable disease in the later life (Victora et al, 2008). Co