Hingga saat ini stunting masih menjadi masalah kesehatan masyarakat, dimana prevalensi tertinggi terjadi di Negara-negara miskin dan berkembang termasuk Indonesia. Di Indonesia sendiri prevalensi stunting beragam dengan prevalensi tertinggi berada di kawasan Indonesia Timur, salah satunya adalah Provinsi Papua Barat dimana berdasarkan hasil Riskesdas 2010 prevalensi stunting di Provinsi Papua Barat 49,2 %.Telah dilakukan penelitian cross sectional terhadap kejadian stunting pada anak berumur dibawah lima tahun dengan hasil didapat faktor yang berhubungan dengan kejadian stunring di Provinsi Papua Barat adalah fasilitas pelayanan kesehatan, imunisasi dasar, pendapatan rumah tangga, dan umur responden.Until now, stunting remains a public health problem, where the highest prevalence occurred in poor and developing countries including Indonesia. In Indonesia, prevalence of syunting varied with the highest prevalence in The eastern part of Indonesia, one of which is the province of West Papua, which is based on 2010 result of primary health research prevalence of stunting in 49,2 % of West Papua.

Cross sectional was conducted on the incidence of stunting in children under five years old with the results obtained factors related to the event stunting in West Papua Province is healthcare facilities, basic immunizations, household income, and age of respondent.