Factors Related to Stunting Incidence in Toddlers with Working Mothers in Indonesia

Agung Dwi Laksono, Noor Edi Widya Sukoco, Tety Rachmawati and Ratna Dwi Wulandari ()
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Agung Dwi Laksono: National Research and Innovation Agency, Government of Indonesia, Jakarta 10340, Indonesia
Noor Edi Widya Sukoco: National Research and Innovation Agency, Government of Indonesia, Jakarta 10340, Indonesia
Tety Rachmawati: National Research and Innovation Agency, Government of Indonesia, Jakarta 10340, Indonesia
Ratna Dwi Wulandari: Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 60115, Indonesia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-9

Abstract: Previous studies have suggested that a toddler stunting is closely related to maternal characteristics. Working mothers, as a group, are vulnerable to having a stunted toddler. The present research aimed to analyze factors related to stunting incidence in toddlers with working mothers in Indonesia. The study sampled 44,071 toddlers with working mothers. The final stage used a multinomial logistic regression test. The study found that working mothers living in rural areas have a higher probability of having stunted or severely stunted toddlers. Maternal age partially affects the incidence of stunted toddlers in Indonesia. Mothers in the ≤19 age group are 1.461 (95% CI 1.140–1.872) times more likely than those in the ≥45 group to have a severely stunted toddler. Those who were never married were 1.433 (95% CI 1.006–2.043) times more likely than those who were divorced/widowed to have a severely stunted toddler. A married mother was 0.734 (95% CI 0.617–0.872) times less likely to have a severely stunted toddler than a divorced/widowed mother. Better education is protective against working mothers having stunted toddlers. Moreover, the present study found that the toddler’s age determined the incidence of stunted toddlers. This study concluded that there are five variables related to stunting incidence in toddlers with working mothers in Indonesia: residence, age, marital status, education, and toddler age.

Keywords: community nutrition; working mother; nutritional status; stunted toddler; public health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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