Background: Stunting has become a public health problem in Indonesia, with the prevalence of stunting is 37.2% nationally and 25.6% in West Java. One of the causes of stunting is malnutrition that may occur because of not giving exclusive breastfeeding on the first 1000 days of life (FDL). The purpose of this study is to determined whether there is difference between exclusive and non-exclusive breastfeeding to stunting.

Methods: This study was conducted using a cross-sectional analytic study during August-October 2018 with consecutive sampling method. This study involved 110 mother and children aged 6-9 months who reside in villages which are within the work area of  Jatinangor Public Health Center (Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat, Puskesmas). Nutritional status is determined based on length-for-age z score. The type of breastfeeding is known based on the questionnaire. Data was analyzed by chi square test.

Results: The results of this study indicate that the incidence of stunting is 12.7%, consisting of 14 people. The number of children who receive exclusive breastfeeding was 50 people (45.5%), while those who do not receive exclusive breastfeeding were 60 people (54.5%). Of the 14 stunting subjects in the study, 10 were included in the non-exclusive breastfeeding group. Chi-square test result indicates that this study has a value of p>0.05.

Conclusions: It can be concluded that there is no difference in the proportion of stunting in children aged 6-9 months who are exclusively breastfed or those who are not, yet the number of stunting is higher in non-exclusive breastfeeding group.

The Difference of Exclusive and Non-Exclusive Breastfeeding to Stunting in 6-9 Months Children on Jatinangor West Java Indonesia