Analisis Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Status Gizi Balita
Abstract: The first two years
in life are critical period in which rapid growth and development occured.
Nutritional status of children under five years old is influenced by several
factors, such as social, economic, cultural, health, environmental, and
demographic factor. The World Health Organization reported that protein- energy
malnutrition (PEM) prevalence in Indonesia was high. It was estimated that
27.5% of children under five years old were experienced from moderate
malnutrition, while 8.5% of them were severely malnourished.
Objective: This study is aimed to determine nutritional status of
children under five years old as well as to identify the correlation between
risk factors and the nutritional status on the area of Dukuh Madigondo,
Sidoharjo Village, Samigaluh Subdistrict, and the District of Kulonprogo.
Methods: The design of this study was observational with cross sectional
study to identify 15 risk factors associated with nutritional status in
children under five years old. Subjects were 48 children under five years old
which assessed with research questionnaires. Correlation among variables was
then analyzed using Kruskal Walis One Way Anova and Pearson Chi Square Test.
Result: The nutritional status of fourty four children under five years
old were good, while two of the children were below standard and the remaining
two were bad in nutritional status. Pearson Chi Square analysis has showed no
significant correlation between nutritional status and sickness frequency,
familial characteristics, expenditure, environmental hygiene sanitation, health
care access, mother act, mother behavior, along with mother knowledge factor.
Conclusion: There was no significant correlation found among 15 risk
factors towards nutritional status of children under five years old in Dukuh
Madigondo, Sidoharjo Village, Samigaluh Subdistrict, District of Kulonprogo.
Keywords: nutritional status,
children under five years old, sex, sickness frequency, familial
characteristics, expenditure level, environmental hygiene sanitation, health
care access, mother act, mother behavior, mother knowledge
Penulis: Wahyudi Wahyudi
Istiono, Heni Suryadi, Muhammad Haris, Irnizarifka, Andre Damardana Tahi
Kode Jurnal: jpkedokterandd090163
