Berdampakkah Pandemi Covid-19 terhadap Stunting di Bangka Belitung?
Wiwin Efrizal
Abstract
Stunting is a form of stunted growth and development during the first 1000 days of life (HPK).The condition of the Covid-19 pandemic can cause changes in social conditions and affect the nutritional status of children.This study was conducted to determine the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the prevalence of children at risk of stunting in Bangka Belitung.Data on children's nutritional status was obtained through the electronic Community-Based Nutrition Recording and Reporting (e-PPGBM) system of Bangka Island Province for the first semester of 2020 and analyzed descriptively.The results obtained indicate that restrictions on social activities result in changes in socio-economic patterns.Restrictions on access to consumption and health services will affect the nutritional status of children.A decrease in the nutritional status of children can have an impact on increasing the prevalence of children at risk of stunting in the Bangka Belitung Islands Province during the Covid-19 pandemic..