Analysis Of The Influence Of Poverty, Education, Per Capita Income And Sanitation On Stunting In Indonesia

Abstract

The study aims to analyze the impact of poverty, education, per capita income and sanitation on stunting in Indonesia. This study uses a quantitative method, with the data type being secondary data from the Central Statistical Agency (BPS) The study uses data from 10 provinces with the highest stunting averages in Indonesia from 2016 to 2023. The data analysis technique used in this study is double linear regression of panel data. The results of the study showed that the number of poor population and school attendance rates had no significant impact on the stunting percentage, while per capita GDP and sanitation had a significant negative impact on stopping percentages. Governments need to undertake nutrition and basic health care advisory programmes at the level of posyandu, school or mass media to raise public education and awareness of the importance of balanced nutrition as well as detect stunts as soon as possible, especially in the first 1,000 days of a child's life. Building adequate sanitation infrastructure in households and schools to prevent infectious diseases that can inhibit child growth.

Keywords: Poverty, Education, Per capita income, Sanitation, Stunting