BACKGROUND: Stunting occurs due to chronic malnutrition and is a major problem for
children in developing countries. It is important to evaluate the impact of stunting on the …

BACKGROUND: In developing countries, stunting among children is a major public health
concern. It affects all aspects of children's lives; its effects are not constrained to physical …

Globally it is estimated that 162 million under-five year old children are stunted. Africa is
known with one of the highest prevalence of stunting in the world. Even though studies …

BACKGROUND: The high rate of stunting cases is a serious nutritious problem that still
persists in Indonesia. The problem is potentially impactful on the quality of the country's …

Background: Stunting adversely affects children's health and development. Few studies on
the prevalence of stunting and factors associated with stunting have been done in Upper …

In East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia, 42.6% of children under five had stunted
growth in 2018, which affects both individual and communal levels. The first step in creating …

Background Stunting is a major public health issue in most of developing countries.
Although, its worldwide prevalence is decreasing slowly but the number of stunted children …

Failure to reach one's potential for growth-is caused by chronic malnutrition and repeated
illness during childhood. It reflects the cumulative effects of chronic malnutrition during the …

Introduction: Stunting remains a public health problem of greater magnitude and it more
accurately reflects nutritional deficiencies of the most critical periods of growth and …

Background: Stunting is one of the priorities of nutritional issues in Indonesia. It is one of the
chronic malnutrition effects in children, which will have a long-term impact on the growth and …