Analysis of Factors Causing Stunting based on The Urgency, Seriousness, Growth (USG) Method in Mranggen Village Polokarto Sukoharjo
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Introduction:ย Stunting is when a child has a shorter body size than average children his age and delays thinking. Based on data from the Sukoharjo District Health Office from the Dissemination of Growth Measurements results in November 2022, it is known that Polokarto Subdistrict, Polokarto Village, is the highest stunting area. Based on the Polokarto Community Health Center e-PPGBM application data (2023), the input data results for December 2022 show that the highest stunting cases in Mranggen Village were 97 cases of stunting (TB/U), 80 cases of underweight (BB/U) and wasting (BB/TB). as many as 37 cases. This study aimed to determine the factors causing stunting in Mranggen Village, Polokarto District, Sukoharjo Regency. Methods: The research design used in this study is analytic descriptive. The implementation of this research was carried out from February to March 2023. The population in this study was 118 mothers with toddlers aged 8-65 months. Data collection technique using total sampling. The data used are primary data and secondary data. Preliminary data were obtained from research instruments, namely questionnaires, while secondary data was obtained from puskesmas data and local health profile data. The analysis carried out in this study was univariate analysis and the USG method. Results: The results of the univariate study obtained that the most dominant factor was the distribution factor of access to clean water with good (62.71%), sufficient (32.2%), and not good (5.08%) values. At the same time, the analysis results of the USG method obtained the main problem caused by unfavorable environmental health. Conclusion: This study concludes that the factor causing stunting in the village of Mranggen, Polokarto sub-district, Sukoharjo Regency is the environmental health factor. Suggestions, it is better for the people of Mranggen village to get used to doing PHBS properly and disposing of trash in its place.
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Ani, Nur; Wartini; Nurbaya, Fiqi; Ayudia Johar, Syefira; Elissa Maharani, Nine, "Analysis of Factors Causing Stunting based on The Urgency, Seriousness, Growth (USG) Method in Mranggen Village Polokarto Sukoharjo," Jurnal Kesehatan, vol. 17, no. 1, May. 2024.