Status Gizi Anak Baru Masuk Sekolah di Kota Denpasar
Abstrak: The proportion of
newly enrolled elementary students at age 6-9 years in city of Denpasar in 2007
that consider as stunted was 36,1%. Proportion of thin boys was 9,2% and thin
girls 7,4%. Meanwhile, boys and girls who were overweight was 18,3% and 11,5%,
respectively. Newly enrolled elementary students are risk of getting
nutritional problem either under or overweight. The aim of this study was to
analyze the nutritional status of newly enrolled elementary students in City of
Denpasar in 2011 based on antropometric indexes including weight for age,
height for age and BMI for age.
This was an observational study that applying cross sectional desigen.
There ware 300 samples in the study that were selected by cluster random
samplin method. The data for determining the nutritional status of the children
was obtain and analyzed from report of the newly enrolled elementary students
health screening in 2011. It than was presented in either table or description.
It was found that based on BMI for age index more than half of the
children 59,30% had normal nutritional status, 26,70% was overweight and 14,00%
was undernourishhed.
Penulis: Ni Made Ayu Suastiti
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd130234
