TY - JOUR AU - Nur Melizza AU - Retno Palupi AU - Anggraini Dwi Kurnia AU - Nur Lailatul Masruroh AU - Yoyok Bekti Prasetyo PY - 2022/09/15 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Food Sanitation Hygiene Behavior and its Relationship With the Incidence of Stunting JF - KnE Medicine JA - Kme VL - 2 IS - 3 SE - Articles DO - 10.18502/kme.v2i3.11848 UR - https://knepublishing.com/index.php/KnE-Medicine/article/view/11848 AB - Stunting is a linear growth delay caused by the accumulation of nutritional insufficiency over a long period. Influencing factors include maternal hygiene behavior related to nutrition and the incidence of food-related infections. This research aimed to determine the relationship between food sanitation hygiene behavior and the incidence of stunting in infants. This was an observational study with a cross-sectional design. The research subjects included 65 mothers and their toddlers aged 24-59 months. The Home Food Safety Questionnaire was used to measure food sanitation hygiene, and heights were measured with a microtoise. Data analysis was conducted using Spearman Rank. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between the behavior of sanitation hygiene and the incidence of stunting (p = 0.04). It is important to take into account other factors such as maternal knowledge, toddler weight history, and maternal nutrition during pregnancy.Keywords: behavior, hygiene, food sanitation, stunting, toddlers ER -