Global Health & Environmental Perspectives· 2024
The Relationship Between Knowledge, Utilization of Drinking Water, and Healthy Toilet Practices with the Incidence of Stunting in the Mantuil Neighborhood of Banjarmasin City, 2023
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Poor knowledge and practices regarding drinking water and sanitation significantly increase stunting risk in children, with inadequate water knowledge/behavior raising risk 8x and inadequate sanitation knowledge/behavior raising risk 7x.
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Key points
- Insufficient water usage knowledge increases stunting risk by 8x.
- Insufficient water usage behavior increases stunting risk by 3x.
- Insufficient sanitation knowledge increases stunting risk by 7x.
- Insufficient sanitation behavior increases stunting risk by 3x.
- 55% understood water usage, but only 33% practiced it sufficiently; 67% understood sanitation, but 55% did not practice it sufficiently.
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Abstract
Due to hunger and poor healthcare, stunting persists in economically disadvantaged and undeveloped countries. This study compares stunting in Mantuil Village, Banjarmasin City, in 2023 to clean water and latrine awareness and use. The observational analytic case-control study included 76 people, half of whom were stunted. Insufficient water usage knowledge and behaviours increase stunting risk by eight and three, respectively, while inadequate sanitation knowledge and behaviours increase risk by seven and three. 55% of people understood water usage, but 33% practiced insufficient water use. 67% understood sanitation, but 55% did not follow it. These findings highlight the urgent need for public health education and behavioural interventions to enhance water and sanitation practices and reduce stunting. Community education, collaboration with local health providers, and targeted interventions to address knowledge and practice gaps to improve child health outcomes are stressed in the study.
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Field: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
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