historical relationship of feeding with stunting events of children under two years of age 6-23 months in district malili, luwu timur regency

stunting reflects chronic malnutrition during the most critical period of growth and development in early life, namely ages 0-24 months. giving inappropriate intake in this early period will have an impact on conditions in the form of stunting nutritional status in children. the purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between feeding history and the incidence of baduta (children under two years of age) stunting (6-23 months) in malili district, east luwu regency.this type of research is a quantitative study with cross-sectional study design. the population of the study was all 738 baduta in the malili district. the research sample was 260 baduta and mother baduta as respondents who were taken by simple random sampling. data were analyzed using chi-square and logistic regression.the results showed that 31.9% of baduta (children under two years of age) were stunted. the results of the chi-square test showed that colostrum (p = 0.000), prelactal (p = 0.000), and exclusive breastfeeding (p = 0.000) were associated with the incidence of stunting. the results of the logistic regression test showed that there was a significant effect of giving colostrum (p = 0.035) and exclusive breastfeeding (p = 0.008) on the incidence of stunting. the variable with the greatest influence on the incidence of stunting was exclusive breastfeeding with an or = 2.533. it is suggested to increase counseling about breastfeeding in the early stages from pre-marriage to pregnancy.