HUBUNGAN POLA ASUH MAKAN OLEH IBU BUKAN PEKERJA DENGAN STATUS GIZI BADUTA DI KECAMATAN TONGKUNO SELATAN KABUPATEN MUNA

Abstract: High malnutrition in children under two  years can be assumed to not good of the consumption patterns and similarly  the  breastfeeding  among  infants.  This  study  aimed  to  determine  the  correlation  between  the dietary  pattern  by  not  working  mother  with  the  nutrition  status  of  children  under  two  years  in  South Tongkuno district, Muna regency. The type of the research was cross sectional study. The samples were 61 not  working  mother  who  have  the  children,  collected  by  purposive  sampling  method.  The  data  of  mother and child characteristics, pattern of breastfeeding and complementary feeding, collected by interview using questionnaire, and children 0-24 moths food matrics. Nutritional status was measured using  measurements of height, weight, expressed as z-score based  on body  length (z-score BB/PB). The data were analyzed by chi-square. The result test showed there was no correlation between the type of food and the frequency of eating  with  nutritional  status  based  on  index  BB/U,  TB/U,  or  BB/TB  respectively  p  =  0,342,  0,133,  and 0,204. Similarly with the first time of breastfeeding and complementary feeding. it is recommended to the mothers to take the dietary pattern well, and the public health center conduct the education on issues related continuously.
Keywords: dietary pattern, not working mother, nutrition status of children under two years
Penulis: Renni Meliahsari, Burhanuddin Bahar, Saifuddin Sirajuddin
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd130045

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