Dyah Arum Kusumaningtyas
Universitas Indonesia – Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital

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Correlation between zinc intake and hair zinc levels to morbidity of infectious diseases in children aged 24-35 months in Jakarta Dyah Arum Kusumaningtyas; Diana Sunardi; Rini Sekartini
World Nutrition Journal Vol. 5 No. S3 (2022): Selected conference proceedings of the Nutri Virtual Symposium 2021
Publisher : Indonesian Nutrition Association

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25220/WNJ.V05.S3.0028

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According to WHO, preventable diseases, including infectious diseases, are the most common cause of death in children. Based on Indonesia's 2019 health profile data, the top five morbidity and mortality in children aged 1-4 years are acute respiratory tract infections (ARI) of (25.8%), pneumonia (21.7%), fever (14%), diarrhea and gastrointestinal disease (14.4%). Zinc has an important role in immunity especially for younger child