The Relationship between Socio-Economic Factors and Parenting Styles with the Incidence of Stunting in Children

Abstract

Background: Stunting in children under three years of age tends to be caused by problems with meeting economic needs and poor quality of parenting in the family. This study aims to analyze the relationship between socioeconomic factors and parenting style on the incidence of stunting in infants with the approach of family-centered nursing theory. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design with a sample size of 100 respondents obtained using purposive sampling. The independent variable of this study was the socio-economic factor and parenting style and the dependent variable was the incident of stunting. Data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed the Spearman rank test with a significant value of p