Stunting and development of toddler of 24-60 months: a correlation study

Indonesia to be handled. Stunting is a result of chronic malnutrition which causes various long-term and short-term problems. If it occurs in stunting children, it can cause developmental disorders including subtle movements, rough motion, speech and language, and social independence. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between stunting and the development of toddlers aged 24-60 months. This study was an analytic observational study with a cross-sectional design. The population of this study has toddler aged 24-60 months and their mothers who came to the Integrated Services Post in the working area of ??the Gedangsari II Public Health Center Gunungkidul Regency in 2019 with a total of 52 samples that met the criteria. The instrument used was Z score to classified stunting and used Pre-Screening Development Questionnaire according to the age of the toddler to classified development. Bivariable data analysis used chi-square with significance level p <0.05 and 95% CI and multivariable data analysis using logistic regression. Based on the results of the bivariable analysis showed a correlation between stunting and the development of children aged 24-60 months (p= 0.017). The statistical test on multivariable analysis of stunting with development domain was speech and language (p= 0.425; PR= 1.333; 95% CI = 0.276-21.228); smooth motion (p= 0.769; PR= 1.333; 95% CI = 0.220-7.851); social independence (p=0.001; PR= 3.333; 95% CI = 0.013-0.354); and rough motion (p=1.000; PR= 1.026; 95% CI = 0.976-1.078). There was a correlation between stunting and the development of toddler-aged 24-60 months and the most domain-related was social independence