Stunting merupakan keadaan tubuh yang pendek dan sangat pendek hingga melampaui defisit -2SD dibawah median panjang atau tinggi badan. Stunting padaanak dapat bersifat fatal bagi produktivitas mereka dimasa dewasa. Stunting berhubungan dengan gangguan fungsi kekebalan dan akan meningkatkan resiko kematian. Tujuan umum dari penelitian ini adalah diketahuinya gambaran perilaku ibu dalam pemberian ASI eksklusif dengan kejadian Stunting pada balita(6-59 bulan) di Puskesmas Kilasah Kecamatan Kasemen. Telah dilakukan penelitian cross sectional terhadap perilaku pemberian ASI eksklusif dengan kejadian Stunting dengan hasil bivariat didapat hubungan bermakna pengetahuan,sikap dan praktek terhadap ASI eksklusif dengan kejadian Stunting.
Kata kunci : stunting, ASI eksklusif, balita 6-59 Bulan.

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Stunting is a state of body short and very short to beyond the deficit -2SDbelow the median length or height. Stunting in children can be fatal to their futureproductivity of adults. Stunting associated with impaired immune function andincrease the risk of death. The general objective of this study is known picture ofthe behavior of exclusive breast-feeding mothers in the incidence of Stunting intoddlers (6-59 months) at the district health center Kilasah Kasemen. Cross-sectional studies have been conducted on the behavior of exclusive breastfeedingwith events Stunting with bivariate results obtained meaningful relationships ofknowledge, attitudes and practices towards exclusive breastfeeding Stuntingevents.
Key Words : stunting, exclusive breastfeeding, toddlers 6-59 month.