Karakteristik keluarga yang berhubungan dengan status gizi balita umur 6- 59 bulan
Abstract: Nutrition is a
factor that most determines the quality of human resources. Lack of nutrition
during infancy can lead delayed in physical growth, motor development and
impaired cognitive development. Family characteristics holds an important role
to solve nutrition problems.
Objective: to determine the family characteristics associated with
nutritional status of children at the Community Health Centers of Sumbang II,
Banyumas Regency.
Methods: This type of study is a case - control. Sample cases were
children aged 6-59 months who have undernutrition status, while the controls
were well nourished children aged 6-59 months. Sample of cases and controls
each of 46. Data was analyzed using univariate, bivariate, and multivariate
methods.
Result: Based on this research, it is known that the characteristics of
the families studied, which are associated with nutritional status of children
in the Community Health Center II Sumbang, Banyumas Regency is the level of
mother’s nutritional knowledge with a p value=0.002 and OR=3.875. Other
variable of family characteristics, namely large families, health care
utilization, and environmental sanitation were not associated with nutritional
status of children (p=0.921; p=0.173; p=0.204).
Conclusion: Level of mother’s nutritional knowledge was associated with
nutritional status. As a suggestion, to improve nutritional status on children
at the Community Health Centers of Sumbang II it need to increase knowledge of
mothers by training and counseling, better supervision and monitoring of
nutritional status of children, and increase roles of an integrated services
post.
Keywords: Family
characteristics, children nutritional status
Penulis: Rachma Purwanti, Erna
Kusuma Wati, Setiyowati Rahardjo
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd160569
