Fulfilling nutritional needs, especially in first 1000 days of life in children is one of strategy to prevent stunting in toddlers. However, fulfilling nutritional needs alone is not enough to do prevention efforts related to stunting. Data shown that currently, prevalence of stunting in Indonesia is still high. This study aimed to determine factors’ effects on stunting. This was analytical study with retrospective cohort study design conducted in Kediri City in 2021. The sample size was 10.213 mothers who had toddlers. The dependent variable was stunting. The independent variables were mothers’ education, birth spacing, and number of children. Data was collected using secondary data and analysed using logistic regression. Mothers’ education less than Junior High School (OR= 156.1, 95% CI= 49.45 – 492.97, p <0.001), birth spacing less than 2 years (OR= 14.4, 95% CI= 2.52 – 3.07, p <0.001), and number of children more than 3 (OR= 2.67, 95% CI= 10.75 – 19.38, p <0.001) had significant influences on stunting. Mothers’ education less than Junior High School, birth spacing less than 2 years, and number of children more than 3 were the factors for the incident of stunting in toddlers.

Keywords: Mothers’ education, Birth spacing, Number of children, Stunting