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Stunting merupakan kondisi balita dibawah 5 tahun yang gagal tumbuh akibat kekurangan gizi kronis sehingga pertumbuhan tinggi badan balita lebih pendek jika dibanding usianya. Balita stunting disebabkan asupan gizi yang kurang mencukupi kebutuhan anak, pola asuh yang salah akibat kurangnya pengetahuan dan edukasi bagi ibu hamil dan penyakit infeksi. Berdasarkan hasilStudi Status Gizi Indonesia (SSGI) Kementerian Kesehatan, prevalensi Balita stunting sebesar 21,6% pada 2022. Menurut data Riskesdas tahun 2018 stuntingdi Jawa Timur angka prevalensinya 23,5%. Sedangkan, di Desa Sudimoro di Provinsi Jawa Timur bulan Maret 2023 proporsi stunting pada balita usia 0-59 bulan yang tergolong tinggi yaitu sebesar 28%. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui gambaran asupan makan dan penyakit infeksi balita stunting di DesaSudimoro Kecamatan Bululawang Kabupaten Malang. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dengan desain cross-sectional. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Desa Sudimoro pada tanggal 25 Maret 2023 – 2 April 2023.Pengumpulan data yang diambil adalah identitas balita dan ibu balita, data antropometri, dan data asupan makan dengan cara wawancara. Hasil penelitian menujukkan bahwa tingkat konsumsi energi, karbohidrat, protein, dan lemak semua presentase yang tertinggi adalah defisit tingkat berat yaitu tingkat konsumsi energi sebesar 62%, tingkat konsumsi protein sebanyak 38%, tingkat konsumsi lemak sebanyak 76%, tingkat konsumsi karbohidrat sebanyak 67%. Balita yang terkena penyakit infeksi dalam 1 bulan terakhir sebanyak 57%, sedangkan balita yang tidak terkena penyakit infeksi dalam 1 bulan terakhir sebanyak 42,8%. Ibu balita disarankan untuk lebih memperbaiki asupan makan yang diberikan kepada balita agar lebih seimbang dan bisa memenuhi kebutuhanbalita. Kata Kunci : Stunting, Asupan Makan, Penyakit Infeksi

Stunting is a condition where toddlers under 5 years of age fail to thrive due to chronic malnutrition so that their height is shorter compared to their age. Stuntedtoddlers are caused by insufficient nutritional intake to meet children's needs, wrong parenting style due to lack of knowledge and education for pregnant women and infectious diseases. Based on the results of the Indonesian NutritionStatus Study (SSGI) Ministry of Health, the prevalence of stunting under five is 21.6% in 2022. According to Riskesdas data for 2018, stunting in East Java hasa prevalence rate of 23.5%. Meanwhile, in Sudimoro Village, East Java Province,in March 2023, the proportion of stunting among toddlers aged 0-59 months wasrelatively high, namely 28%. The purpose of this study was to find out the description of food intake and stunting toddler infectious diseases in Sudimoro Village, Bululawang District, Malang Regency. The type of research used is qualitative with a cross-sectional design. This research was conducted in Sudimoro Village on March 25 2023 – April 2 2023. The data collected included the identity of toddlers and their mothers, anthropometric data, and food intake data by interview. The results showed that the level of energy, carbohydrate, protein, and fat consumption of all the highest percentages was a deficit in weight, namely the energy consumption level was 62%, the protein consumption level was 38%, the fat consumption level was 76%, the carbohydrate consumption level was 67%. Toddlers who were exposed to infectious diseases in the last 1 month were 57%, while toddlers who were not exposed to infectious diseases inthe last 1 month were 42.8%. Mothers of toddlers are advised to further improvethe food intake given to toddlers so that they are more balanced and can meet the needs of toddlers. Keywords: Stunting, Food Intake, Infectious Diseases