Stunting among children under two years in Indonesia: Does maternal education matter?

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Authors

Agung Dwi Laksono · National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia

Ratna Dwi Wulandari · Airlangga University

Ratih Wirapuspita Wisnuwardani · Mulawarman University

Abstract

The study concluded that the maternal education level was associated with stunting children under two years in Indonesia. The lower the mother's level of education, the higher the chances of a mother having stunted children under two years.

Topics & Keywords

Child Nutrition and Water Access Public Health and Nutrition Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 17, Issue 7, pp. e0271509-e0271509

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271509

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