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Stunting merupakan salah satu masalah gizi yang masih menjadi perhatian karena dapat menghambat pertumbuhan dan perkembangan balita. Pengetahuan ibu tentang gizi dan kebiasaan konsumsi jajanan merupakan beberapa faktor yang dapat berkaitan dengan pemenuhan kebutuhan gizi anak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pengetahuan gizi ibu dan kebiasaan konsumsi jajanan terhadap kejadian stunting pada balita di Posyandu Harapan Ibu 4 Kota Jambi Tahun 2026. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan desain cross sectional. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada bulan MeiJuni 2026 dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 62 ibu yang memilki anak balita di Posyandu Harapan Ibu 4 Kota Jambi Tahun 2026 menggunakan teknik total sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan menggunakan kuesioner pengetahuan gizi ibu dan Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) untuk mengetahui kebiasaan konsumsi jajanan, sedangkan kejadian stunting ditentukan berdasarkan pengukuran antropometri tinggi badan menurut umur. Analisis data menggunakan regresi logistik biner. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar ibu memiliki pengetahuan gizi baik (52%), balita memiliki kebiasaan konsumsi jajanan sering (51,6%), dan balita yang mengalami stunting sebesar 55%. Secara simultan, pengetahuan gizi ibu dan kebiasaan konsumsi jajanan tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kejadian stunting (p=0,106). Secara parsial, pengetahuan gizi ibu berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kejadian stunting (p=0,044), sedangkan kebiasaan konsumsi jajanan tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kejadian stunting (p=0,945). Dapat disimpulkan bahwa pengetahuan gizi ibu berpengaruh terhadap kejadian stunting, sedangkan kebiasaan konsumsi jajanan tidak menunjukkan pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap kejadian stunting pada balita di Posyandu Harapan Ibu 4 Kota Jambi.

Stunting is a nutritional issue that remains a major concern due to its potential to hinder the growth and development of under five children. Maternal nutritional knowledge and snack consumption habits are factors closely linked to meeting the nutritional needs of children. This study aims to determine the effect of maternal nutritional knowledge and snack consumption habits on the incidence of stunting among under five children at Harapan Ibu 4 Integrated Healthcare Center Jambi City in 2026. This study utilized a quantitative method with a cross-sectional design. The research was conducted from May to June 2026 with a sample of 62 mothers having under five children at Harapan Ibu 4 Integrated Healthcare Center Jambi City in 2026 selected through a total sampling technique. Data collection was performed using a maternal nutritional knowledge questionnaire and a Food Frequency Questionnaire to assess snack consumption habits, while stunting incidence was determined based on height for age anthropometric measurements. Data analysis was conducted using binary logistic regression. The results indicated that the majority of mothers possessed good nutritional knowledge representing 52 percent, under five children exhibited frequent snack consumption habits representing 51.6 percent, and under five children experiencing stunting accounted for 55 percent. Simultaneously, maternal nutritional knowledge and snack consumption habits showed no significant effect on the incidence of stunting, with a p value of 0.106. Partially, maternal nutritional knowledge had a significant effect on the incidence of stunting with a p value of 0.044, whereas snack consumption habits had no significant effect on stunting incidence with a p value of 0.945. It can be concluded that maternal nutritional knowledge significantly influences
stunting incidence, while snack consumption habits demonstrate no significant effect on stunting among under five children at Harapan Ibu 4 Integrated Healthcare Center Jambi City.