TY - JOUR AU - Anggraeni, Lina Dewi AU - Suhaid, Dewi Novitasari AU - Daryati , Elisabeth Isti AU - Isnawati , Yunita Dwi AU - Pramesti, Paulina Yuniar Woro AU - Sunarti, AU - Uly, Cempaka PY - 2023/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Factors Affecting Community Knowledge Regarding Stunting in South Tangerang JF - The Malaysian Journal of Nursing (MJN) JA - The Malaysian Journal of Nursing VL - 14 IS - 3 SE - DO - 10.31674/mjn.2023.v14i03.017 UR - https://ejournal.lucp.net/index.php/mjn/article/view/1896 SP - AB - <p><strong>Background</strong>: Stunting is a condition of growth failure in children (body and brain growth) due to malnutrition for a long time. Thus, children are shorter than normal children of their age and have delayed thinking ability. Stunting remains a major public health problem in low and middle-income countries, including Indonesia. Stunting or shortness problems in toddlers show an average of 23.4%, with the lowest stunting prevalence area in South Tangerang City. <strong>Aim</strong>: This study was to determine factors affecting community knowledge regarding stunting in the South Tangerang. <strong>Methods</strong>: This research is observational and analytical study with a cross-sectional design. The statistical analysis was using the Slovin formula, with a total of 213 people. The research subject must be at least 15 years of age, literate, own a smartphone, and is willing to participate in this survey. <strong>Results:</strong> Analysis shows that the relationship between knowledge about stunting and age has a <em>p</em> value of 0.020; the <em>p</em> value for education is 1.000; the <em>p</em> value for marriage is 0.746; the <em>p</em> value for information exposure in stunting is 1.000; and the <em>p</em> value for media information is 1.000. <strong>Conclusion</strong>: Age has a significant association with knowledge about stunting. Education, marriage, exposure to information about stunting, and media information are not predisposing factors related to knowledge about stunting. <strong>Recommendation</strong>: Education about stunting can start at an early age and last until old age. Education can be provided through counselling in schools or even by setting up a special nutritional preparation course to prevent stunting in adolescents, pregnant women, and even the elderly.</p> ER -