Stunting merupakan suatu kondisi tubuh yang pendek dan sangat pendek dengan nilai defisit -2 standar devians di bawah median. Faktor pengetahuan keluarga terkait pola asuh nutrisi berpengaruh terhadap sikap dan perilaku keluarga. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan karakteristik keluarga dan pola asuh nutrisi dengan kejadian stunting pada balita. Desain penelitian ini adalah deskriptif observasional dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Jumlah sampel penelitian sebanyak 192 orang yang diambil melalui tehnik cluster sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan antara karakteristik keuarga, dan pola asuh nutrisi dengan kejadian stunting pada balita. Faktor-faktor dominan yang berhubungan dengan kejadian stunting adalah berat badan lahir balita, riwayat panjang badan lahir balita, pendidikan kepala keluarga, pendidikan ibu, pendapatan keluarga, tipe keluarga, sikap dan perilaku. Pendapatan keluarga menjadi faktor paling dominan. Dalam hal ini pemberdayaan keluarga menjadi upaya yang sangat penting dalam pola pemberian nutrisi.

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Stunting is a condition where the bodyof a person is short and very short with a value of -2 standard devians deficit below the median. Factors related to family knowledge of nutrition parenting influence the attitudes and behavior of families. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between family characteristics and parenting nutrients stunting incident. The research was design as descriptive observational with cross sectional approach. A total sample of 192 people was involved through the cluster sampling technique.

The results showed that there is a relationship between family characteristics, and parenting nutrients with the incidence of stunting in children under five. The dominant factors associated with the incidence of stunting are birth weight, the long history of birth height, education of the head of the family, maternal education, family income, the type of family, attitude and behavior. Family income was the most dominant factor. This research is expected to provide an overview and input for the family, the community and the relevant agencies to solve the problem of stunting in children under five. In this case, the family empowerment becomes very important in nutrition parenting.