Hubungan Persepsi Ibu Tentang Gizi Dan Pola Asuh Gizi Seimbang Dengan Kejadian Stunting Pada Anak Balita Usia 2-5 Tahun Di Desa Mojorejo Bendosari Sukoharjo

Stunting is a linear growth disorder caused by malnutrition in chronic nutrient intake and / or recurrent chronic infectious diseases. Factors that cause stunting can be caused by direct factors namely nutritional intake and infectious diseases and indirect factors namely parenting, food availability, length of birth, exclusive breastfeeding. The prevalence of stunting events in stunting prevalence in Sukoharjo District Health Office in 2017 there were 39.32% stunting toddlers in Mojorejo Village. This study aimed to determine the correlation between mothers’ perceptions about balanced nutrition and nutritional parenting with the incidence of stunting in children aged 2-5 years in Mojorejo Village, Sukoharjo Regency. This type of research was an observational study with cross sectional design. a sample of 23 children under five. The sampling technique uses simple random sampling. The method of data collection used questionnaire questionnaire mother's perception of balanced nutrition with 18 questions and questionnaires for nutritional parenting with 23 questions. The data analysis method used the chi-square 2 x 2 test. The results showed that maternal perceptions of balanced nutrition with the incidence of stunting were 21 (91.3%), parental care patterns that laceked stunting were 16 (69.6%). Based on the results of the chi-square test found that there was a significant relationship between maternal perceptions about balanced nutrition with the incidence of stunting in children aged 2-5 years, with a p-value of 0.000 < 0.05. there was a significant corelation between nutrition parenting with the incidence of stunting in children aged 2-5 yesrs, white a p-value of 0.000 < 0.05. there was a significat correlation between mother’ perceptions of balanced nutrition and the incidence of stunting in children aged 2-5 years in Mojorejo Bendosari Village, Sukoharjo Regency. There was a significant relationsgip between parenting nutrition with the incidence of stunting in children aged 2-5 years in Mojorejo Bendosari Village, Sukoharjo Regency