ANALISIS FAKTOR POLA PEMBERIAN MAKAN PADA BALITA STUNTING BERDASARKAN TEORI TRANSCULTURAL NURSING

Introduction: Numerous existences of a stunting child are found in Indonesia. This problem is related to cultural factors of Indonesian societies. The researchs on a stunting child are still limited. The aim of this research was to get the factors which relate to feeding pattern on a stunting child. Method: This research used cross sectional method, with 139 children and mothers as the sample, and using cluster sampling technique. The research variables were education, economy, regulation and policy, cultural value and lifestyle, religiosity and philosophy, social support and family, technology, and feeding pattern. The process of collecting data used questioners and was tested with Spearman’s rho (α = 0,05). Result: The result of this research shows that there is relationship between feeding pattern and economic (p= 0,013; r = 0,210), regulation and policy (p = 0,040, r = 0,174), cultural value and lifestyle (p = 0,000; r = 0,502), social support and family (p = 0,000, r = 0,337), religiosity and philosophy (p = 0,000, r = 0,371), and technology (p = 0,017; r = 0,203). However, the feeding pattern does not relate with education (p = 0,732). Conclusion: It can be inferred that the feeding pattern on a stunting child is affected by economy, regulation and policy, cultural value and lifestyle, religiosity and philosophy, social support and family, technology. Cultural values and lifestyle are the most dominant factor associated with the feeding pattern on stunting child. So that, it is expected that the paramedics still increase the preventive and persuasive efforts by giving the health consulting for the mothers and family