ABSTRACT
Stunting is a global development problem that jeopardizes physical and cognitive development and economic productivity. Stunting cases in Indonesia are pretty high; although it decreased in 2019 to 27.67%, stunting reduction efforts are still being carried out intensively. Monitoring of nutritional status needs to be done regularly to determine the success of interventions. This study aimed to describe the nutritional status of stunted children aged 0–5 years in Tegal City. This study was a descriptive survey with a retrospective approach. Cluster sampling was used 187 stunting children. We collected the data from November to December 2021 and analyzed it using univariate tests. The results showed that most stunting was found in boys (55.6%). Most stunting cases were children with shorter stature (64.7%). The nutritional status of stunting children is mostly normal so that interventions are only carried out in stunting cases. However, there were minor cases where 3.2% of stunting children were obese. There is a need for government policies to declare cross-sectoral programs to reduce stunting rates. Health workers need to be more aware of stunting cases with obesity.
