Meal Pattern of Malnutrition Children Under 5 Years and Related Factors
Abstract: Malnutrition
prevalence in Indonesia has increased from 2007 to 2013. Research was conducted
on Kabupaten Brebes which rank 29 of 35 Kabupaten/City on Jawa Tengah province
in malnutrition case and meal pattern is found as related factor. The research
objective is to obtain malnutrition children under 5 years meal pattern and
others related factors. Reseach was conducted in 2016 by quantitative approach
and supported with qualitative datas. Sampling method by total sampling from 32
mother and children under 5 years with malnutrition status. Research instrument
consist of questionnaire and food recall instrument accompanied with
observation guide. The quantitative datas are analysed by descriptive method
and chi square statistic test. Result shown most of malnutrition children under
5 years meal pattern is improper (75%) and children under 5 years feeding is
not proper to its nutrition requirement. Whether the nutrition, quantity and
frequention of the feeding. This is relation between level of knowledge,
education, family income with meal pattern (p value < 0.005) and no relation
between numbers of family member with meal factor of malnutrition children
under 5 years (p value = 1.00) at work region of Puskesmas Brebes. Respondent
does not know proper food for children under 5 years, proper food for each
children under 5 years age yet aware that the food must be cooked to produce
soft texture.
Keywords: Meal pattern,
malnutrition, knowledge, education, income
Author: Fanjaniaina Sophia,
Suherni, Asih Kuswardinah
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg170096
