Abstract :
Stunting merupakan keadaan kondisi gagal tumbuh pada pertumbuhan dan perkembangan anak balita akibat kekurangan gizi kronis. Prevalensi stunting secara global 149,2 juta balita sehingga stunting telah menjadi permasalahan kesehatan dunia. Kasus stunting di Kalimantan Tengah setinggi 34,4% dan dan Kabupaten Katingan dengan 33,3%. Faktor risiko stunting merupakan permasalahan multifaktor. Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan ibu dan pola asuh anak dengan kejadian stunting di kecamatan Tewang Sangalang Garing Katingan 2021 dengan metode penelitian observasional analitik dengan uji statistik chi square. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan data sekunder untuk mengetahui jumlah sampel serta data berat badan, tinggi badan dan status gizi anak. Hasilnya sebanyak 86 dari 155 anak (55,5%) mengalami stunting, pengetahuan kategori baik (79.4%), perilaku pola anak dikategori baik (77.4%) dan terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara hubungan pengetahuan dan pola asuh terhadap kejadian stunting./ Stunting is a condition of failure to thrive in the growth and development of children under five due to chronic malnutrition. The prevalence of stunting globally is 149.2 million children under five, so stunting has become a world health problem. Stunting cases in Central Kalimantan were as high as 34.4% and Katingan District with 33.3%. The risk factor for stunting is a multifactorial problem. This study aims to determine the relationship between mother's knowledge and parenting style with the incidence of stunting in the Tewang Sangalang Garing Katingan 2021 sub-district with an analytical observational research method with chi square statistical test. Data was collected using secondary data to determine the number of samples as well as data on weight, height and nutritional status of children. As a result, 86 of 155 children (55.5%) experienced stunting, knowledge was in the good category (79.4%), the behavior pattern of the children was categorized as good (77.4%) and there was a significant relationship between knowledge and parenting patterns on the incidence of stunting.