SOCIAL SUPPORT FAMILY TO INCREASE PARENTING PATTERN TO PREVENT STUNTING

Abstract

Stunting was form of malnutrition characterized by height not accord to age. Parenting patterns in efforts to prevent stunting are strongly influenced by family social support in providing nutrition. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of family social support on parenting in preventing stunting in the village Jabon subdistrict Mojoanyar Mojokerto regency. The method used correlation analytic design with cross sectional. The study population is the mother of the toddler who is housed in villages Jabon subdistrict Mojoanyar Mojokerto district with lots of 250 children. The sample size were 107 samples used by simple random sampling. Variabel independent was social support and parenting pattern to prevent stunting. The research instrument used a questionnaire about family support and parenting pattern to prevent stunting. Analysis data used linear regression. Result shows are social support family with good frequency rate 65 respondents (60.7%). And the respondent with sufficient frequency by 67 respondents (62.6%). Results of linear regression test with p equal to 0.00. This means relationship between social support family to parenting pattern prevent stunting in toddlers. The better social support mother's family then parenting in toddlers the better so as to prevent stunting.