Kejadian malaria dan status gizi balita di Kabupaten Manokwari Provinsi Papua Barat
Abstract: The prevalences of
severe acute malnutrition, moderate acute malnutrition and low birth weight
(LBW) in West Papua Province is higher than the national prevalence. Malaria
disease, especially in an infant, is also of concern in this province.
Manokwari District is regarded as malaria endemic area due to the high
morbidity rate in the entire district.
Objective: To determine the incidence of malaria, nutritional status of
children and to analyze the relationship between two of them.
Method: The methodology that used in this research is cross-sectional
design conducted in four health centers in Manokwari with a sample of 100
children aged two to five years. The data were analyzed using Chi-Square
analysis and logistic regression analysis.
Results: The incidence rate of malaria in Manokwari district is high. This
is because the number of an infant that was infected highly and lowly by
malaria do not vary much. Results show that 42% children suffering from severe
malaria, particularly tropical malaria type, with a frequency of more than two
times in six months so that it had a direct effect on appetite and weight.
Average nutritional status based on weight/height and height/age is normal
while according to weight/age is not normal. Infants with severe and moderate
acute malnutrition are not found in this study.
Conclusion: The incidence rate of malaria in children under five in the
district of Manokwari is high, the nutritional status of children under five in
the past are in the normal category and at the time of the study were not
normal, this is due at the time of the study many infants experience pain and
therefore contributes to the appetite that directly affects body weight of
infants. Furthermore, it is known that there is a relationship between the
incidence of malaria by the nutritional status of children in the district of
Manokwari.
Keywords: malaria; nutritional
status; children, malnutrition; Manokwari; West Papua
Penulis: Therresse Nofianti
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd140738
