HUBUNGAN SANITASI LINGKUNGAN DENGAN KEJADIAN STUNTING PADA ANAK BADUTA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS CINERE KOTA DEPOK

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Stunting is a chronic nutritional problem in children under two years of age that affects physical growth and cognitive development. One of the factors contributing to stunting is inadequate environmental sanitation, including poor physical quality of drinking water, unsafe access to latrines, improper waste management, and household wastewater disposal. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between environmental sanitation and the incidence of stunting among children under two years of age in the working area of Cinere Primary Health Center, Depok City. This study employed a cross-sectional design with a sample of 201 children under two years of age obtained through stratified random sampling. Data were collected through interviews using questionnaires and anthropometric measurements of body length, and analyzed using the chi-square test with a 95% confidence level. The results showed a significant relationship between unsafe physical quality of drinking water (p-value = 0.001), unsafe access to latrines (p-value = 0.006), and poor waste management (p-value = 0.029) with the incidence of stunting. Household wastewater disposal showed no significant relationship with stunting (p-value = 0.265). Future studies are recommended to conduct microbiological and chemical assessments of drinking water quality and to focus on household waste management as part of stunting prevention efforts in children.