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Stunting is an important indicator of childhood well-being and social inequalities. Stunting is a type of child malnutrition with an estimated 161 million children stunted worldwide. To prevent the adverse effects of stunting in later life, stunted children shall catch-up growth at the right time. This study aimed to analyze the incidence and timing of catch-up growth in stunted and non-stunted children.

This was a longitudinal study conducted at Bogor, West Java. The data were obtained from monthly anthropometric measurements of children in Bogor's Longitudinal Study of Child Health and Development. All children aged 12-60 months (born in 2012-2014) were followed up every month to the age of 5 years (in 2017-2019). Stunting was defined if height for age Z-score (HAZ) < -2. Catch-up growth was measured at the later ages (in months) compared to the age of 12 months using three …