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Abstract Stunting is a chronic nutritional problem in infants with a height index according to age (TB / U) below minus two standard deviations (-2 SD) based on WHO standards. Indonesia is the third country with the highest prevalence of stunting in the southeast ASIA region (South-East Asia Regional (SEAR) after Timor Leste and India. This occurs due to long-term manifestations of low nutrition diets, infectious diseases and environmental sanitation. It necessary needed an observational research to determine various external and internal risk factors of stunting. This study is a preliminary study that aims to identify stunting risk factors in children aged 12-60 months using a cross-sectional to 61 children selected purposively. Variables Independent are socio demographic background of parents, history of exclusive breastfeeding, body weight and height, diet, and personal hygiene. Based on bivariate analysis, the prevalence of stunting was 47.5%, chi square test results showed a significant association between personal hygiene (p <0.025) and Exclusive breastfeeding history (p <0.015) towards stunting. Based on the results of this study, it is important to further detect the causes of stunting in infants requiring deeper observation regarding metabolic factors, such as nutrition intake and how the process of providing complementary breastfeeding in infants over six months as a form of prevention for stunting cases in infants.