Annals of Case Reports and Clinical Studies (ISSN: 2834-5673) | Volume 3, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access DOI
Winda Trijayanthi Utama*
Winda Trijayanthi Utama1,2*, Sutarto2, Ratna Dewi Puspita Sari3
1Environmental Science Study Program/Postgraduate Doctoral Study Program, Universitas Lampung, Indonesia
2Community Medicine and Public Health Division/Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Lampung, Indonesia
3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Lampung, Indonesia
*Correspondence to: Winda Trijayanthi Utama
Fulltext PDFStunting is short stature according to age which is the result of not fulfilling nutritional needs over a long period of time. Stunting events can occur due to less than optimal nutritional intake during the first 1000 days of birth as well as exposure to high levels of pesticide exposure. Research on the effect of history of pesticide exposure on the incidence of stunting in farming families in Gedong Tataan District, Pesawaran Regency. The design of this research is observational analytics with a case-control approach. 294 respondents participated in this research, consisting of 147 case groups and 147 control groups. The sampling technique in this research used simple random sampling. Research data was collected using a questionnaire to assess pesticide exposure. Data were tested using the chi-square test with 95% CI (α=5%). The research results showed that 26.5% of pre-schoolers were exposed to high levels of pesticide exposure. There was an effect of pesticide exposure on stunting (p = 0.001) with an odds ratio (OR) calculation of 3.8. There is an influence between exposure to pesticides and the incidence of stunting.
Nutrition; Stunting; Exposure; Pesticides
Winda Trijayanthi Utama, Sutarto, Ratna Dewi Puspita Sari.The Relationship Between Stunting Incidences in Pre-School Children and History of Pesticide Exposure in Farming Families in Gedong Tataan District, Pesawaran Regency.Ann Case RepClinStud.2024;3(1):1-7.