CORRELATION BETWEEN HISTORY OF MATERNAL ANEMIA AND PREVALENCE OF 0-5 YEARS OLD STUNTING CHILDREN IN CILEMBU VILLAGE, SUMEDANG REGENCY, 2019

Stunting is a health problem among children in Indonesia, reaching 30,8% and 29,9% on infants less than ϐive years old and two years old. West Java prevalence of stunting is higher than 38,8% of the entire stunting population in Indonesia in 2018. Sumedang ranks second in districts with the highest prevalence of stunting in West Java, which is 19,4%, according to Riskesdas in 2013. Stunting caused major problems are delayed mental development, lack of intellectual ability and long-term consequences of degenerative diseases. Anaemia is a public health problem that burdens developed and developing countries, especially adolescents and pregnant women. Risked data reaches 48.9% of anaemia incidence on pregnant women. Maternal anaemia can increase the prevalence of stunting. The purpose of this study to determine the Correlation between the History of Maternal Anemia and Prevalence of 0-5 Years Old Stunting Children in Cilembu Village, Sumedang Regency, January 2019 Period. This study used a cross-sectional analysis method, a sample of 61 consisted of stunting children aged 0-5 years in Columbus Village. Statistics is tested by Pearson correlation and also analysis of demographic data. The prevalence of maternal anaemia 50,8%, and the highest category of stunting is very short (46%). The results of Pearson's analysis found (p= 0.717 > 0.05) that do not have an association between the History of Maternal Anemia and the incidence of stunting aged 0-5 years old. There is no correlation between the History of Maternal Anemia and the incidence of stunting aged 0-5 years old in Cilembu Village, Sumedang Regency, January 2019 Period.