The Effect Of Undernourisment, Food Insecurity, And Food Diversity On Reducing The Prevalence Of Stunting In Indonesia

Abstract

Stunting is a condition of failure to thrive in children under five due to chronic malnutrition, especially in the first 1000 days of life. Every year the prevalence of stunting in children under five in Indonesia continues to decrease, in 2021 the prevalence of stunting is recorded at 24.40 percent. The Government of Indonesia has made various efforts to reduce the prevalence of stunting, one of which is through Presidential Regulation Number 72 of 2021 concerning the Acceleration of Reducing the Prevalence of Stunting which demands an integrated program to accelerate the reduction in the prevalence of stunting. The study aims to determine the effect of undernourishment, food insecurity and food diversity on the prevalence of stunting using classical regression analysis to support the integration of the Indonesian program without hunger (zero hunger) and reducing the prevalence of stunting. At a confidence level of 0.10, this study draws the conclusion that the three independent variables (prevalence of undernourishment, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity, and diet expectancy score) simultaneously affect the dependent variable (stunting prevalence). In other words, programs related to Indonesia without hunger will indirectly accelerate the reduction in the prevalence of stunting.