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Malnutrition problems in Mamuju is still high in 2014. The results of nutritional assement status (PSG) in West Sulawesi on 2014 is underweight 39.7%, very underweight 20.5% and stunting 39.9% from the highest of five districts. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between the incidence of behavior Kadarzi with undeweight and stunting. Samples of this study are children aged 0-24 months with total population with 150 children. Independent variable is Kadarzi behavior of the family, dependent variabel is nutritional status and sub variable is age, gender, body weight and body lenght. Samples were obtained through interviews and direct measurements from children. The method is analitic survey with cross sectional study. Statistical test with T test (Independent T-Test). The result is there was a relation between behavior of kadarzi with underweight and thin, there is no relation between behavior of kadarzi and stunting Keywords: kadarzi, nutrition status, child

Stunting is a major public health problem in most developing countries and part of the risk factors toward the high incidence of diseases both directly and indirectly. In Indonesia, stunting is a national problem with the percentage of incidence above the tolerance limit set by the World Health Organization (WHO) which is < 20% (WHO, 2010). The results of Basic Health Research (2013) stated that stunting in children under fve in Indonesia in 2010 amounted to 41.6% increased to 47.9% in 2013 and for Mamuju Regency in West Sulawesi the percentage of stunting was 47.26%. There are several factors that infuence the incidence of stunting, including maternal education and parental income. The level of maternal education and low parental income will result in family limitations in providing nutritional needs both in quality and quantity. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the level of maternal education and parental income with the incidence of stunting. This study was a cross sectional study conducted at SDN Salulayang Mamuju District with a sample of all 90 students. Variables were measuring through direct interviews and questionnaires methods. The results showed that the variables of maternal education levels were signifcantly associated with the incidence of stunting (p = 0.005), as well as parental income signifcantly associated with the incidence of stunting (p = 0.006). It is necessary to increase knowledge about nutrition, especially about stunting with the aim of prevention and the need for economic improvement through community empowerment so that there is no stunting problem caused by poverty.