Factors Affecting Stunting, a Literature Review

Winda (), Madris and Sabir
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Winda: Hasanuddin University, Faculty of Economics and Business
Madris: Hasanuddin University, Faculty of Economics and Business
Sabir: Hasanuddin University, Faculty of Economics and Business

A chapter in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Accounting, Management, and Economics (ICAME 2023), 2024, pp 763-771 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Stunting is a condition of failure to thrive in children under five (babies under five years) resulting from chronic malnutrition so that the child is too short for his age. Children experience stunting as a result of malnutrition, especially during the first 1000 Days of Life (HPK). Stunting during the toddler years is generally not realized by the family and after 2 years it becomes visible. Stunting has the potential toslow down brain development and have long-term impacts in the form of mental retaldation and can eve result in delth. Nationally, it shows that the impact of stunting can hamper economic growth and reduce labor market productivity, resulting in aloss of 11 percent of GDP (Gross Domestic Products) and reducing the income of adult workers by upto 20 percent. Apart from that, stunting can also contribute to widening inequality, thereby reducing 10 percent of total lifetime income and also causing intergenerational provety. It is important to prevent stunting as early as possible to avoid long-term detrimental impacts. Therefore, the goverment’s contribution in terms of spending to overcome stunting is really needed. This research analyzes the factors that influence stunting in Indonesia using descriptive analysis.

Keywords: Stunting; GDP; government expenditure on education and health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-400-6_56

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