Elementary School Children’s IQ Levels Due to the Prevalence of Stunting

1Wilda Welis*, Khairuddin and Darni

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Abstract:

The study aims to analyse the IQ levels due to the prevalence of stunting on primary school students. It is a cross-sectional research approach covering 50 elementary school students chosen by purposive sampling technique. The data were collected by measuring students’ height and applying the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) method. The independent samples t-test was used to analyse the data. The results of this research showed that the mean of students’ age was between 7.81+0.9 years old, the mean of students’ weight was between 19.81 + 4.3 kg, and the mean of students’ height was between 116.71 + 7.1 cm. Besides, 24 students suffered from stunting, and other 26 students were typical. For students with stunting, the mean of students’ IQ level was 79.31+14.7. For typical students, the mean of students’ IQ was 81.41+12.5. Therefore, it can be concluded that stunting students and non-stunting students do not differ in term of IQ levels.

Keywords:

Stunting, IQ Levels, Children.

Paper Details
Month3
Year2020
Volume24
IssueIssue 5
Pages645-648