FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN STATUS GIZI BALITA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS WANGGAR SARI KABUPATEN NABIRE

Abstract

Malnutrition during toddlerhood can cause physical, mental, social, and intellectual growth and development disorders that are sedentary in nature and continue to be carried until the child becomes an adult. Nutritional deficiencies also cause delays in body growth, delays in brain development, and can also decrease or low resistance to infectious diseases. Data from the Wanggar Sari Health Center in 2022 is 306 under-five children under five who are undernourished and malnourished. Objective: To determine the factors related to the nutritional status of toddlers in the working area of Wanggar Sari Health Center, Nabire Regency. Method: This study was an analytical survey research with a Cross Sectional Study approach, The sampling technique was carried out by total sampling, then the data was processed using a computer with the SPSS (Statistical Program for Social Science) version 16 application using the descriptive statistics for univariate analysis and chi-square test for bivariate analysis. Results: the result of this study were there are a relationship between maternal knowledge level with Toddler Nutritional Status p-value 0.00 (<0.05), Education with Toddler Nutritional Status p-value 0.01 (<0.05), and Infectius Diseases with Nutritional Status of Toddlers p-value 0.00 (<0.05)). There were unrelationship between Income and Nutritional Status of Toddlers value 0.32 (>0.05) and Breastfeeding with Nutritional Status p-value 0.22 (>0.05). Conclusion: Based on the results of the study it was concluded that there were a relationship between the Level of Knowledge, Education and Infectious Diseases with the nutritional status of toddlers and there were no relationship between income and breastfeeding with the nutritional status of toddlers. Suggestion: There needs to be counseling related to the importance of Toddler Nutrition and the awareness that parents have to always come to control the nutritional status of their toddlers.