The Effect of Sanitation on Stunting Prevalence in Indonesia

Preparing children from birth can boost productivity and competitiveness later in their lives. However, the occurrence of malnutrition and stunting during childhood period will reduce their productivity and increases the risk of non-communicable diseases later in their lives. This study examines the...

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Main Authors: Nizaruddin Nizaruddin, M. Irsyad Ilham
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Language:English
Published: Universitas Gadjah Mada 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/populasi/article/view/80186
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description Preparing children from birth can boost productivity and competitiveness later in their lives. However, the occurrence of malnutrition and stunting during childhood period will reduce their productivity and increases the risk of non-communicable diseases later in their lives. This study examines the effect of sanitation, drinking water sources, and drinking water treatment on stunting in Indonesian children (0-59 months). This study analyses cross- sectional data from the 2014 Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) 5 with 3,834 children living with their biological mothers. The Logistic Regression to estimate the coefficients is applied here. The results show that the variables of sanitation, drinking water sources, and drinking water treatment before consuming affected stunting. Children who consume tap water are less likely to be stunted (OR=0.81, 95% CI 0.66-0.99). Birth weight, economic conditions, and mother’s level of education also affect risk of stunting. Hence, to overcome the risk of stunting, the government have to accelerate the supply of basic sanitation, to protect the good quality of drinking water sources, and to promote the awareness of boiling water before consumption.
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spelling doaj-art-3cb911efae0c42efb272c2062a77a7d72025-08-20T03:47:07ZengUniversitas Gadjah MadaPopulasi0853-02622476-941X2022-12-01302345110.22146/jp.8018632959The Effect of Sanitation on Stunting Prevalence in IndonesiaNizaruddin Nizaruddin0M. Irsyad Ilham1Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, IndonesiaBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, IndonesiaPreparing children from birth can boost productivity and competitiveness later in their lives. However, the occurrence of malnutrition and stunting during childhood period will reduce their productivity and increases the risk of non-communicable diseases later in their lives. This study examines the effect of sanitation, drinking water sources, and drinking water treatment on stunting in Indonesian children (0-59 months). This study analyses cross- sectional data from the 2014 Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) 5 with 3,834 children living with their biological mothers. The Logistic Regression to estimate the coefficients is applied here. The results show that the variables of sanitation, drinking water sources, and drinking water treatment before consuming affected stunting. Children who consume tap water are less likely to be stunted (OR=0.81, 95% CI 0.66-0.99). Birth weight, economic conditions, and mother’s level of education also affect risk of stunting. Hence, to overcome the risk of stunting, the government have to accelerate the supply of basic sanitation, to protect the good quality of drinking water sources, and to promote the awareness of boiling water before consumption.https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/populasi/article/view/80186stuntingsanitationdrinking waterlogistic regression
spellingShingle Nizaruddin Nizaruddin
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sanitation
drinking water
logistic regression
title The Effect of Sanitation on Stunting Prevalence in Indonesia
title_full The Effect of Sanitation on Stunting Prevalence in Indonesia
title_fullStr The Effect of Sanitation on Stunting Prevalence in Indonesia
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title_short The Effect of Sanitation on Stunting Prevalence in Indonesia
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topic stunting
sanitation
drinking water
logistic regression
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