The Relation between Income Level and Number of Family Members with Incidence of Malnutrition in Toddlers in Banjarmasin City

Background/Aims: Malnutrition often occurs in infants and toddlers because they cannot find their own food while their nutritional requirements are high. Banjarmasin city always ranks the third highest in malnutrition problem in South Kalimantan Province. The number of malnutrition cases were 57 in 2014, 54 in 2015, 64 in 2016, and 37 with 2 deaths in 2017. The research aimed to analyze the correlation between income level and number of family members with the incidence of malnutrition among infants in Banjarmasin city. Methods: The research design was case-control approach. The sampling technique was total sampling with a ratio of case to control was 1:2. The number of sample was 31 cases and 62 matching controls based on region and age. Data were analyzed using a Chi-square test with a 95% confidence level. Results: The results showed that 56 respondents (60.2%) had a low income level and 37 respondents (39.8%) had a large number of family members. There was significant association between the incidence of malnutrition in infants and income level (p-value