QUALITATIVE STUDY OF LOCAL CULTURAL WISDOM AND HEALTH SERVICES ON STUNTING EVENTS

Preliminary. Stunting is a condition of chronic malnutrition accompanied by complications the disease. The prevalence stunting in children under five Indonesia and province Lampung still high highest rural areas. occurs from initial nutritional status mother before pregnancy, during pregnancy this thought to be influenced local habits attitudes behavior care pregnant women with their babies. Cipadang village one villages formed immigration Java Sumatra, which makes inhabited majority population Javanese ethnicity cultural style. Socio-cultural conditions general affect health mothers pattern child rearing when they are 2 years old. purpose study explain state culture services on incidence stunting.
 Method. This uses qualitative approach, explore depth socio-cultural related stunting. Sources information came informants, 17 people through focus group discussions.
 Results Discussion. research location its style, an agricultural livelihood. characteristics consist 14 toddlers posyandu cadres village, 1 community leader age range informants between 21 45 most education level being Elementary School. pays special attention period there babies, postpartum ancestral traditions. However, habit has begun shift services. Knowledge good but not accordance standards.
 Conclusion. Some cultures have influence, caring for mothers. Good knowledge been able describe desired