ASSOCIATION BETWEEN FAMILY ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AND STUNTING INCIDENCE IN TODDLERS IN WORKING AREA OF KALIJAGA PERMAI PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER CIREBON CITY

Stunting is a developmental disorder in children caused by persistent
malnutrition and repeated attacks of infection, which are characterized by short
or very short stature. Stunting is defined as a child under the age of 5 years with a
height-for-age z-score (TB/U) below -2SD and below -3SD. Poor environmental
sanitation can trigger digestive disorders which affect the intake of nutrients
needed for growth, which can then lead to a decrease in the body's resistance to
infection and increase the risk of stunting in toddlers. In 2024, 304 toddlers in
Kalijaga Village experienced stunting and were ranked first in the ranking of
priority focus locations for reducing stunting out of a total of eight priority focus
locations for reducing stunting in Cirebon City. This study aims to determine the
relationship between sanitation in the family environment and the incidence of
stunting in toddlers in working area of Kalijaga Permai Public Health Cente
Cirebon City in 2025.
The research design uses analytic observational with a cross sectional
approach. The instruments used were interviews and observations. The number of
samples is 96 toddlers. This research was conducted in the work area of Kalijaga
Permai Public Health Center, Cirebon City. The sampling technique for this study
was simple random sampling using univariate analysis and bivariate analysis
using the chi-square test.

From the results of statistical tests using the chi-square test obtained p-
value = 0.002 (< (0.05)) which means Ho is rejected or H1 is accepted which

indicates a significant relationship between family environmental sanitation and
the incidence of stunting in toddlers in the working area of Kalijaga Permai Public
Health Center Cirebon City.
It is hoped that the results of this research can encourage an increase in
environmental sanitation programs in settlements to avoid infectious diseases that
can trigger stunting.