Persepsi Ibu, Guru dan Tenaga Kesehatan Tentang Obesitas Pada Anak Taman Kanak-Kanak
Abstrak: Obesity has become a
global epidemic. Programs for preventing and treating obesity in children
required good cooperation from many parties. Threat perception of obesity in
children, also the benefit and barriers in efforts regarding prevention and
treatment of obesity were important features in determining involvement of
mothers, teachers, and health practitioners in preventing and treating obesity
in children.
Objective: To explore perception of mothers, teachers, and health
practitioners regarding obesity in the effort of preventing and treating
obesity in kindergarten students in Denpasar City, Bali Province.
Methods: This study use qualitative methods and involved 24 subjects,
consisting of 19 mothers of kindergarten students, 2 kindergarten teachers, and
3 health practitioners. Data collection was conducted by doing Focus Group
Discusion (FGD) in mothers, and also in-depth interview for mothers, teachers,
and health practitioners. Further observation for school environment,
measurement of the children’s nutritional status, food frequency, food record
and activity record were also carried out. To ensure the validity of data
collected, triangulation, member checking, debriefing and rich data were done.
Data analysis was performed by using thematic analysis.
Results: Mothers, teachers, and health practitioners felt that all
children were vulnerable to obesity. Negative perception of obesity from
mothers and teachers caused the obesity to be considered as unserious problems.
Mothers who knew the effect of obesity on health, had relatives with history of
degenerative diseases, and had previous obnoxious experience with obesity;
worried about obesity in children. The lack of information collected by mothers
and the many obstacles found regarding ways to prevent and treat obesity in
children, cause mothers not to be able to do the efforts of preventing and
treating obesity in children.
Conclusion: Perception to threat of obesity in children was affected by
perception of mothers, teachers, and health practitioners on vulnerability of
children and seriousness of obesity threat to children. Perception of having
bigger obstacle as compared to advantages, make mothers failed in doing
preventive and treating efforts for obesity in children.
Penulis: I G.A. Sri
Dhyanaputri, Th. Ninuk Sri Hartini, Susi Ari Kristina
Kode Jurnal: jpkedokterandd110175
