Di Indonesia, prevalensi stunting pada balita masih cukup tinggi. Tujuanpenelitian ini untuk mengetahui gambaran, faktor-faktor yang berhubungan, faktordominan, dan perilaku unik positif kejadian stunting pada balita. Faktor-faktortersebut adalah jumlah anggota keluarga, keanekaragaman makanan, perilakupemberian makan, perilaku pengasuhan anak, perilaku kebersihan, dan perilakupemeliharaan kesehatan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kuantitatifcross-sectional dan kualitatif yang dimulai dari bulan April hingga Juni 2014.Terdapat 103 responden survei yang telah menyelesaikan pengisian danwawancara kuesioner, serta pengukuran panjang atau tinggi badan balita. Selainitu terdapat 24 orang informan diskusi kelompok ibu, bapak, dan nenek, serta 5keluarga balita yang dikunjungi rumahnya. Hasil penelitian survei kuantitatifmenunjukkan bahwa proporsi kejadian stunting pada balita di Desa Babelan Kotayaitu sebesar 27.2% (kategori sedang) dan perilaku pengasuhan merupakan faktordominan stunting. Hasil penelitian menyarankan agar balita dapat mengadopsiperilaku unik positif yang ditemukan yaitu, anak makan sendiri menggunakansendok, mandi sehari 3 kali, menggunakan alas kaki saat keluar rumah, dan ibumenyuruh anak istirahat saat sakit. Kata kunci:Balita, kuantitatif dan kualitatif, perilaku, positive deviance, stunting

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In Indonesia, the prevalence of stunting in children under five is stillquite high. The purpose of this study to describe factors associated, the dominantfactor, and the positive unique behavior of stunting in children under five. Thesefactors are the number of family members, the dietary diversity, feeding behavior,parenting behavior, hygiene and sanitation behavior, and health-seeking behavior.This study uses cross-sectional quantitative research and qualitative starts fromApril to June 2014. There were 103 survey respondents who have completedfilling questionnaires and interviews, as well as the length or height measurementsof under five children. In addition there are 24 discussion group informants ofmother, father, and grandmother, as well as 5 families of children whose home arevisited. The results of the quantitative survey research shows that the proportionof the incidence of stunting in children under five in the village Babelan Kota is27.2% (medium category) and parenting behavior is a dominant factor of stunting.The results of the study suggest that children can adopt positive unique behaviorsthat was found, child use a spoon to feed themselves, bath 3 times a day, using thefootwear when going out of the house, and the mother tells the child to restwhenever ill.Keywords:Behavior, children under five, positive deviance, quantitative and qualitative,stunting