Universitas Teuku Umar Researcher Publishes Findings in Nutrition and Health (The coverage of indicators of sensitive and specific intervention programs and prevalence of stunting under-five children: A cross-sectional study in Aceh Province, …): Diet and Nutrition – Nutrition and Health

2023 APR 20 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Current study results on nutrition and health have been published. According to news reporting originating from the Universitas Teuku Umar by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “The prevalence of stunting children under-five in Aceh Province is still high due to multiple factors, including the sub-optimal coverage of intervention programs.”

Financial supporters for this research include Adb Research Grant.

Our news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Universitas Teuku Umar: “This study aimed at finding out the correlation between the coverage of indicators of sensitive and specific intervention programs with prevalence of stunting in Aceh. A cross-sectional design analyzed secondary data from the Indonesia nutritional status survey and program coverage data in 13 regencies/cities in Aceh Province. The dependent variable was the prevalence of stunting. Meanwhile, the independent variable covered 20 sensitive and specific intervention program indicators. We apply STATA 16 to analyze the correlation between sensitive and specific coverage and stunting prevalence. The coverage of indicators of pregnant women with chronic energy deficiency (CED) receiving supplementary feeding, young children with diarrhea receiving zinc supplementation, parents taking parenting classes, and participation in the health insurance program had a significant correlation with prevalence stunting in Aceh ( r = -0.57; r = -0.50; r = -0.65; and r = -0.60).”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Intervention measures to avert childhood stunting in Aceh should include strengthening supplementary feeding programs for mothers and toddlers, supplementation to prevent toddler diarrhea, and counseling parents on parenting and health insurance.”

For more information on this research see: The coverage of indicators of sensitive and specific intervention programs and prevalence of stunting under-five children: A cross-sectional study in Aceh Province, Indonesia. Nutrition and Health, 2023. The publisher for Nutrition and Health is SAGE Publications.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.1177/02601060231164664.

Our news journalists report that more information may be obtained by contacting Teuku Muliadi, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Teuku Umar, Aceh, Indonesia. Additional authors for this research include Aripin Ahmad, Abidah Nur, Nelly Marissa, Marisa, Junaidi, Fitrah Reynaldi, Eva Fitriyaningsih, Husnah, Iflan Naufal, Muhammad Rizal Martua Damanik, Ardi Adji, Syuja’ Rafiqi Arifin, Devita Annisa.

ORCID is an identifier for authors and includes bibliographic information. The following is ORCID information for the author of this research: Aripin Ahmad (http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8663-2751).

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