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  1. The differences in development between stunting and normal children at the age of 3-72 months
    Primasari EP, Sari DF, Syofiah PN, Muthia G, Hayati II
    Med J Malaysia, 2023 Jul;78(4):526-529.
    PMID: 37518927
    INTRODUCTION: Globally, there were around 22% of children under the age of 5 suffer from stunting. The Asian region contributes around 21.8% of the world's stunting cases. This study aims to looked at the differences in development between stunted and normal children at the age of 3-72 months.

    MATERIALS AND METHODS: This type of research used an analytic observational approach with a cross-sectional design. The research variables were the child development and stunting. The sample were 130 respondents. Data were analysed with chi-square test.

    RESULTS: The results showed that stunted children were 5.525 times more at risk of getting "deviated/doubtful" development screening results than normal children (OR= 5.525; 95% CI= 2.488-12.268; p-value <0.001).

    CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that there were developmental differences between stunted children and normal children.

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