Analysis of Education, Nutrition, Parenting and Social Economy towards Stunting in Middle Aceh and Pidie District

Stunting among toddlers in Middle Aceh and Pidie district is the most common case in Aceh Province, Indonesia. This case occurs inseparable from the primary and secondary factors experienced by the sufferer's family, one of which is the level of education, nutritional intake, parenting and social economy conditions of the community. Thus, this has an impact on child development. This study aims to determine the relationship of education, nutrition, parenting and social economy towards stunting toddlers that occur in Middle Aceh and Pidie Districts. This study adopted an analytical method by applying a cross-sectional approach. The study population (sample) consisted of 75 toddlers with stunting and normal in each district. The dependent variable studied was stunting toddlers; the independent variables were education, nutrition, parenting, and social economy. Based on the research results obtained by the following equation: Y = 21,880 + 0.008 X1 - 0.211 X2 - 0.026 X3 - 0.024 X4. Hypothesis testing revealed that the educational variable is directly proportional to the stunting case while the nutritional, parenting and social economy variables are inversely proportional to the stunting case. The contribution of the variables used in this study simultaneously affects 83.6% of the cases of stunting and otherwise is influenced by other variables outside this study