Correlation among Iodine Deficiency Disorder, Stunting, and Cognitive,

Language Development in Elementary School Children in Enrekang Regency.

Nur Zakiah, Nurhaedar Jafar, Aminuddin Syam, Veni Hadju, Abdul Salam, Abd. Razak Thaha

Objective: To see the relationship between iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) and stunting with
cognitive language and motor development in elementary school children in Enrekang Regency.

Method: study design is cross-sectional. 100 respondents aged 6-12 years. Collecting data using
a questionnaire and measuring weight and height to see stunting based on the child's Z-score.
Palpation and Excretion Iodine Urine (EIU) to see IDD and Montreal Cognitive Assessment
(Moca-Ina) measure cognitive language. Data analysis using Pearson correlation analysis.

Results: Of the total respondents with IDD, there are 18 respondents with mild deficiency, 2
respondents with moderate deficiency and 1 respondent with severe deficiency. The remaining
51 respondents with sufficient iodine and 28 respondents with hyperthyroidism. 19 respondents
with very stunting nutritional status, 53 stunting respondents and 28 respondents with normal
nutritional status. 89 respondents with low language cognitive scores and 11 respondents with
normal language cognitive scores. The results of the bivariate analysis did not have a relationship
with cognitive and language (P value = 0.835). There is a relationship between stunting and
cognitive and language (p value = 0.011). there was no correlation between stunting and motor
development (p value = 0.092).

Conclusion: Malnutrition or stunting for the long term can hinder cognitive and language
development.

Key Words: IDD, Stunting, School, Childen, Cognitive and Language Development
The Relationship of Disorders Due to Iodine Deficiency (IDD) and Stunting with Cognitive
Language and Motoric Development in Elementary School Children in Enrekang Regency.

Nur Zakiah, Nurhaedar Jafar, Razak Thaha, Aminuddin Syam

Objectives :

To see the relationship between disorders due to iodine deficiency (IDD) and stunting with
cognitive language and motor development in elementary school children in Enrekang Regency.

Methods :

This study used a cross-sectional research design with 100 respondents aged 6-12 years.
Collecting data using a questionnaire and measuring weight and height to see stunting based on
the child's Z-score. Palpation and Urine Iodine Excretion (EYU) to see IDD and Monteral
Cognitive Assessment (Moca-Ina) to measure cognitive language. Data analysis using Pearson
correlation analysis.

Results :

Of the total respondents with IDD, there are 18 respondents with mild deficiency, 2 respondents
with moderate deficiency and 1 respondent with severe deficiency. The remaining 51
respondents with sufficient iodine and 28 respondents with hyperthyroidism. 19 respondents with
very stunting nutritional status, 53 stunting respondents and 28 respondents with normal
nutritional status. 89 respondents with low language cognitive scores and 11 respondents with
normal language cognitive scores. The results of the bivariate analysis did not have a relationship
with cognitive and language (P value = 0.835). There is a relationship between stunting and
cognitive and language (p value = 0.011). there was no correlation between stunting and motor
development (p value = 0.092).

Conclusion:

Malnutrition or stunting for the long term can hinder cognitive language development.