HUBUNGAN PENYAKIT INFEKSI DENGAN STUNTING PADA BALITA : TINJAUAN LITERATUR
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https://doi.org/10.31004/prepotif.v9i1.43620Keywords:
balita, penyakit infeksi, stuntingAbstract
Stunting merupakan salah satu permasalahan kesehatan masyarakat yang berdampak tidak hanya pada tingkat individu, tetapi juga pada tingkat masyarakat. Secara global, kejadian stunting masih banyak ditemukan pada anak berusia di bawah lima tahun. Selain itu, penyakit infeksi juga masih menjadi penyebab tingginya angka kesakitan dan kematian pada anak terutama balita, Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji hubungan antara penyakit infeksi dengan stunting pada anak berusia di bawah lima tahun dengan menggunakan pendekatan tinjauan literatur. Metode yang digunakan adalah PICO (population, intervention, comparator, dan outcome). Penelusuran literatur dilakukan dengan mengakses basis data elektronik yang bersumber dari Medline (Pubmed), Cochrane CENTRAL, Proquest dengan menggunakan kata kunci berbahasa Inggris dan lens.org dengan menggunakan kata kunci berbahasa Indonesia. Proses penyeleksian literatur dilakukan dalam tiga tahapan, yaitu identifikasi, penyaringan, dan menetapkan literatur terpilih. Tahapan ini digambarkan menggunakan diagram alir PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis). Dari hasil penelusuran didapatkan 3 artikel yang memenuhi kriteria yang dibutuhkan dimana 2 artikel menunjukkan hubungan yang bermakna antara penyakit infeksi dengan stunting, sedangkan 1 artikel menunjukkan hubungan yang tidak bermakna antara penyakit infeksi dengan stunting. Sebagian besar penyakit infeksi yang diamati adalah diare dan ISPA. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa penyakit infeksi (diare dan ISPA) berhubungan dengan kejadian stunting pada balita.References
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