STUNTING SOCIALIZATION AS A MEAN TO PREVENT THE INCREASE OF STUNTING CASE IN ALATENGAE VILLAGE

Abstract

Alatengae Village is one of the villages in Bantimurung District, Maros Regencey, South
Sulawesi Province wich has a population density of 101.08 people/. Nowdays the issue of
stunting has become a busy issue everywhere, especially in Indonesia, stunting itself is a
chronic nutritional problem caused by inadequate nutritional intake for a long time. In
2019 based on data the Indonesian Toddler Nutrition Status Survey(SSGBI), the
prevalence of stunting in Indonesia reached 27,7% wich was above the threshold set by
WHO, wich was 20% and the Indonesia government itself is targeting a reduction in
stunting in Indonesia by 2024 at 14%, stunting socialization is one of the efforts to
educae the public about stunting and its negative impact on child development so that
the stunting rate can be suppressed.