@thesis{thesis, author={Kasim Salsabila}, title ={GAMBARAN KEJADIAN STUNTING PADA BALITA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS LIMBOTO KABUPATEN GORONTALO}, year={2022}, url={http://repository.umgo.ac.id/266/}, abstract={The lack of nutrition in the long term causes a person to be vulnerable to stunting. The objective of research was determine stunting description on toddlers in the working area of the Limboto Health Center, Gorontalo Regency. The research design uses a descriptive quantitative method. The samples are 100 toddlers aged 24-60 months used a purposive sampling technique. Collecting data through questionnaire, observation and measurement of TB/BP using a microtoise. The results of the description of stunting on toddlers in the Work Area of the Limboto Health Center, Gorontalo Regency, namely there were 100 of 129 toddlers and the majority had mothers who gave birth at the age of 17-25 years as much as 46.0%, mothers with low education graduated from elementary school as many as 36.0%, mothers who did not working as much as 74.0%, mothers having low income as much as 67.0%, toddlers aged 36-47 months as much as 41.0%, female as much as 62.0%, and the stunting in toddlers in very short category is as many as 62, 0%. It can be concluded, the incidence of stunting on toddlers in the Work Area of the Limboto Health Center, Gorontalo Regency, on average shows very short stunting, seen from the characteristics of mothers with IRT employment status with low income. It is hoped, the mothers can evaluate the balanced nutrition given to toddlers, thus the stunting can be overcome.} }