STUDI KUALITATIF GAMBARAN POLA PEMBERIAN MAKAN TERHADAPKEJADIAN STUNTING PADA BALITA DI KABUPATEN GIANYAR-BALI

Abstract

The toddler age group is most often suffering from malnutrition such as stunting. The direct
cause of stunting is malnutrition due to lack of nutritional intake and the illness of the toddler.
This study aims to find out in depth the pattern of parenting against the incidence of stunting
in infants. This research was conducted in Gianyar-Bali where the place is one of the districts
with a high incidence of stunting in Bali and became a pilot project handling stunting in
Indonesia. Research methods using a qualitative descriptive approach by conducting in-depth
interviews with 8 informants, consisting of 4 housewives, 2 families, 1 cadre and 1 health
worker. Data analysis using thematic analysis. The results of the study: There are 5 principles
of the success of parenting care for toddlers such as: feeding directly or helping children feed
themselves, feeding slowly and patiently can encourage children to want to eat, a good
response to food rejection, providing food in a safe environment, time eating is a time to learn
and love. In addition, there are determinants of behavioral influences that are supportive such
as knowledge, perception and availability of mother's time. And there are also inhibiting
factors that can be positive or negative such as the presence or absence of support from
various parties. Providing quality food to children is needed to prevent early stunting.