The effect of environmental health on stunting in the coastal area of Gorontalo City

Victor Asiku; Ansar Arifin; Munsi Lampe; Pawennari Hijjang

doi:10.30574/ijsra.2023.8.1.0346

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The effect of environmental health on stunting in the coastal area of Gorontalo City

Victor Asiku ^{1, *}, Ansar Arifin ², Munsi Lampe ²and Pawennari Hijjang ²

1 Department of Anthropology, Post Graduate School of Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km 10. Tamalanrea Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, South Sulawesi, 90245, Indonesia.
2 Department of Antropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km 10. Tamalanrea Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, South Sulawesi, 90245, Indonesia.

Research Article

International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2023, 08(01), 055-059.

Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2023.8.1.0346

DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2023.8.1.0346

Publication history

Received on 20 November 2022; revised on 31 December 2022; accepted on 03 January 2023

Abstract

Stunting is one of the nutritional status problems in toddlers which is described as a form of growth failure due to poor nutrition and health during the prenatal and postnatal periods. This study aims to analyze the factors that influence of environmental health on stunting in the coastal area of Gorontalo City. The research method carried out is the ethnographic method. The data collection method is carried out by interview and in-depth interview. The data analysis method is carried out by descriptive analysis. The results of the research obtained that environmental health that can be very important and be the cause of stunting in children, namely; low environmental sanitation facilities, unhealthy water sources, unhealthy hand washing habits or behaviors, and stunting family residences that are less or not even habitable.

Keywords

Stunting; Environmental; Health; Coastal; Communities

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Victor Asiku, Ansar Arifin, Munsi Lampe and Pawennari Hijjang. The effect of environmental health on stunting in the coastal area of Gorontalo City. International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2023, 08(01), 055-059. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2023.8.1.0346

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