Impact of Maternal Self-Regulation on Ability to Meet Children's Nutritional Needs in Stunting Prevention Efforts

Abstract

Introduction: The mother's ability to provide less than optimal nutrition for the child has a greater chance of the child being affected by stunting. The importance of efforts to prevent stunting is to reduce the morbidity rate due to stunting. The purpose of study is to determine the relationship between the level of self-regulation and the mother's ability to fulfill children nutrition in an effort to prevent stunting. Method: This research used a correlation analytical design with a cross sectional approach. The dependent variable was the mother's ability to fulfill children nutrition in efforts to prevent stunting and the independent variable was the level of self-regulation, with a population of 39 respondents and a sample of 39 respondents using total sampling. This research used Self Regulation and Ability fulfill children's nutritionand questionnaires. Statistical tests using Spearman rank with a=0.05. Result: Results of statistical tests on the level of self-regulation and the mother's ability to fulfill children's nutrition in efforts to prevent stunting P=0.003 <a=0.05 with a correlation of 0.465, there was a relationship between the level of self-regulation and the mother's ability to fulfill children's nutrition in efforts to prevent stunting in Pamorah Village, Bangkalan Regency. Conclusion: The new finding from this research is that a mother's ability to fulfill children nutrition in an effort to prevent stunting does not only require knowledge and skills in fulfilling nutrition but also be done by increasing self-regulation.