Correlation between The Covid-19 Pandemic and Stunting Occurrence in Indonesia

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has a significant impact on various aspects of life, especially in health aspect. One of other impacts caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is the increasing of stunting occurrence in Indonesia. The objective of this research is to find out the correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic and stunting occurrence in Indonesia. The method of this research used descriptive qualitative research, which in this research describes the formulation of the existing problems. The data collection technique used a literature review based on various researches related to the topic of this research. The results of the research indicated that there is a correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic and the increasing of stunting occurrence in Indonesia, that is the interruption of health care and social protection for children, and families' lack of ability to provide children's requirements for things like nutritious meals.