Can Living In A Wealthy Family Free Child From The Stunting Risk? Studies On Wealthy Indonesian Families In Urban Areas

Abstract

Several prior studies have found that poverty was a major cause of stunting. However, we discovered stunting in wealthier homes as well. The study analyzes the stunting risk of wealthy families' children in urban Indonesia. This cross-sectional study enrolled 14,259 children under two in urban Indonesia. Aside from stature, the study looked at seven independent variables (maternal age, marital status, education, employment, children's age, gender, and early breastfeeding beginning). In the final exam, the study utilized a binary logistic regression examination. The result showed that children with wealthy families in urban Indonesia still have a stunting risk of around 11.9%. The study indicates that age was related to the stunting risk of children with affluent families. Children with all maternal age groups were more likely than >44 to experience stunting. Divorced/widowed mothers were 1.089 times more likely than married mothers to have stunting children (AOR 1.089; 95% CI 1.051-1.127). The lower the mother's education, the higher the possibility of stunting children. Unemployed mothers were 1.018 times more likely than employed mothers to have stunting children (AOR 1.018; 95% CI 1.009-1.026). Based on children's age, 12-23 was 2.993 more likely than <12 to experience stunting (AOR 2.993; 95% CI 2.967-3.020). Regarding children's gender, boys were 1.376 times more likely than girls to experience stunting (AOR 1.376; 95% CI 1.365-1.387). Children without early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) were 1.008 times more likely than those with EIBF (AOR 1.008; 95% CI 1.001-1.016). The study concluded that children with wealthy families in urban Indonesia still have a stunting risk.