Abstract

Stunting in children is the main indicator in assessing the quality of human capital in the future. Growth disorders are suffered by children early in life, in this case, stunting can cause permanent damage. The nutritional status of under-fives is the cause of 2.2 million of all causes of under-five mortality worldwide. The purpose of writing this literature review is to analyze what factors cause a child to suffer from stunting. The method used in collecting journals uses Science direct, Sci-hub, and Google Scholar published from 2010 to 2020. The results of this literature review are that stunting in children under five is caused by several factors including low birth weight (LBW), breastfeeding exclusive, maternal parenting, economic factors, maternal education, and environmental sanitation including clean water sources.