en <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span lang=EN-ID style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Aims:</span></span></span></b><span lang=EN-ID style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> Teenage mothers face unique vulnerabilities due to their lack of physical readiness and limited knowledge in child-rearing. This study investigated how maternal education influences stunting in children under two years old among teenage mothers in Indonesia. <span style=background:white></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span lang=EN-ID style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Instrument & Methods:</span></span></span></b> <span lang=EN-ID style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>This cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from the 2022 Indonesian National Nutritional Status Survey, covering 2,254 children under two years old. Place of residence, marital status, employment, antenatal care, child age, gender, and early initiation of breastfeeding were assessed among the subjects. A binary logistic regression analysis was employed for the final analysis.<span style=background:white></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span lang=EN-ID style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Findings:</span></span></span></b> <span lang=EN-ID style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>The proportion of children with teenage mothers who were stunted was 19.6%. Mothers with primary school education were 1.308 times more likely to have stunted children compared to those with senior high school education (adjusted odds ratio: 1.308; 95% CI: 1.250-1.369). Additionally, mothers with a junior high school education had a 1.103 times higher likelihood of having stunted children than those with senior high school education (adjusted odds ratio: 1.103; 95% CI: 1.054-1.154).<span style=background:white></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span lang=EN-ID style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Conclusion:</span></span></span></b> <span lang=EN-GB style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>Mothers with lower education levels have higher chances of having stunted children. </span></span><span lang=EN-ID style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=background:white><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> Mothers,Education,Nutritional Status,Indonesia, 397 404 http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-88752-1&slc_lang=en&sid=4 R.W. Wisnuwardani 1003194753284600371191 1003194753284600371191 Yes Department of Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Mulawarman University, Samarinda, Indonesia A.D. Laksono 1003194753284600371192 1003194753284600371192 No National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia I. Iriyani K 1003194753284600371193 1003194753284600371193 No Department of Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Mulawarman University, Samarinda, Indonesia E.L. Safika 1003194753284600371194 1003194753284600371194 No Department of Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Mulawarman University, Samarinda, Indonesia