HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN, TINDAKAN MAKAN IBU HAMIL DAN STATUS GIZI IBU
Abstrak: Nutritional problems
is one of major public health problem which indirectly may elevate the risk for
maternal and child mortality. The problem is preventable, and one of the risk
factors is maternal eating behavior. The role of health professionals to provide
nutritional counseling and monitor the pregnant women’s nutritional status is
necessary for pregnant women in order that they want to behave and act to
follow norms of nutrition and prevent complications as early as possible. The
purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the eating
behavior of pregnant women and maternal nutritional status. The study design
was cross-sectional, the sample was 42 pregnant women which selected by simple
random sampling. The independent variable is the eating behavior which
comprised from knowledge, and action while dependent variable is the maternal
nutritional status based on body mass index. Chi square was performed to test
the association with significance level of p 0.05. The
results showed significant relationship between nutrition knowledge (p =
0.014), nutrition actions (p = 0.014) and maternal nutritional status,
respectively. It is important to promote nutrition education among pregnant
women to improve their nutritional status which in long term prevent maternal
and infant mortality.
Keywords: maternal behavior,
nutrition education, nutritional status
Penulis: Novera Herdiani,
Wiwik Afridah
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd170292
