The relationship between low birth weight and the incidence of stunting in children aged 24-59 month in Wonomerto sub district

Stunting is a condition of short toddlers with a height z-score according to age less than -2 SD. Stunting can be caused by direct factors such as lack of nutritional intake, as well as factors not directly like the environment and family, one of which is low birth weight. Wonomerto sub-district occupies the second position top with the highest incidence of stunting. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between body weight low birth with the incidence of stunting in children aged 24-59 month in Wonomerto sub-district. This research uses quantitative methods with the type of research that conducted observationally with a cross-sectional study design. Population in the study are all mothers and toddlers aged 24-59 months in Wonomerto District that is 2,441 toddlers. While the size of the study sample was 97 toddlers which is taken with a multistage random sampling technique. Dependent variables namely the incidence of stunting, while the independent variable is low birth weight. The data collected was obtained from the results of measurements, visits to the puskesmas and respondent interviews. The data analysis used was univariate and bivariates were tested using frequency distribution as well as the chi-square test. The results showed that more than one-third of children (toddlers) stunted (39.2%), most children (toddlers) are born severely normal body is more than 2500 grams (83.5%), and more than a third of mothers toddlers have a short stature that is less than 150 cm tall (38.1%). Statistical tests show that there is a significant relationship between weight low birth body (p = 0.008) with incidence stunting. Therefore, the nutrition of pregnant women needs to be considered.