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Ketidakberagaman Pangan pada Anak Usia 6-23 Bulan dan Faktor yang Berhubungan di Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia: Prevalence of Unmet Minimum Dietary Diversity and Associated Factor among Children Aged 6-23 Months in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Arini, Firlia Ayu; Sugiatmi, Sugiatmi; Azahra, Nabilla Zalfa; Fatmawati, Iin; Wahyuningsih, Utami
Amerta Nutrition Vol. 9 No. 1SP (2025): AMERTA NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTARY EDITION Special 5th Amerta Nutrition Conferenc
Publisher : Universitas Airlangga

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20473/amnt.v9i1SP.2025.263-270

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Background: Central Sulawesi recorded the highest prevalence of underweight in 2022. One-quarter of children were underweight in this province, which placed them at risk of stunting. Food diversity was a protective factor against stunting. Unmet Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD) indicates inadequate feeding practices that contribute to undernutrition. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of unmet Minimum Dietary Diversity among children aged 6-23 months in Central Sulawesi and its determinants. Methods: This study analyzed secondary data from the Indonesian Nutritional Status Survey in 2022 with a total sample size of 2372 children. The outcome variable was Unmet Minimum Dietary Diversity, and the determinant variables were parental education, occupation, children's age group, and child sex. Multiple logistic regression was used to examine the association between the determinant variables and the outcome. Results: The prevalence of unmet MDD was 75.5%. Children in the age group of 6-11 months, having mothers with the lowest education level, having fathers with an unstable income, and male children were significant determinants of unmet MDD. Children in the age group 6-11 months had a 2.6 times greater risk of having unmet MDD, and it was the most dominant determinant for unmet MDD. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that unmet MDD was more prevalent among children at the beginning of the complementary feeding age. To reduce the risk of undernutrition, strengthened nutrition interventions should be given to improve feeding practices among children in the complementary feeding age.
Co-Authors A'immatul Fauziyah Abby, Sekarmirah Octila Agrina Herliana Damanik Aisyah, Yonita Laty Alfiani Listiana Putri Almira Nuraelah Amalia, Salma Haya Andreas Wisnu Pradhan Anita Yuningsih Anugrah, Aulia Apriyanti, Resti Ayu Arief Wahyudi Jadmiko Aulia, Andini Rizky Avliya Quratul Marjan Avlya Quratul Marjan Ayuningtyas, Dyah Azahra, Nabilla Zalfa Bahrul Ilmi, Ibnu Malkan Chalida Irma Akbar Daniel Happy Putra Dewi, Nadia Fahira Eflita Meiyetriani Eflita Meiyetriani Fathurrizky, Fakhrina Fatmawati, Iin Fauziyah, A'immatul Fira Firgicinia Fitripancari, Aulia Dewi Hanifa, Raishi Amatullah Ibnu Malkan Ibnu Malkan Bahrul Ilmi Ibnu Malkan Bahrul Ilmi Ibnu Malkan, Ibnu Ikha Deviyanti P Ilmi, Ibnu Malkan Bakhrul Intania Sofianita Intania Sofianita, Nur Iwenda Nalendrya Kadek Ayu Dessyana Khoirul Anwar Khoirul Anwar Krisanti Nurbaiti Laily Hanifah Larasati, Mediana Puji Lia Mulyani, Lia Nasrulloh, Nanang Netti Herawati Nilamwati Adelia Nur Intania Sofianita Nur Intania Sofianita Nurul Mustika Octaria, Yessi Crosita Oktarina, Mona P, Ikha Deviyanti Puspita, Ikha Deviyanti Putri, Nabila Alifia Putri, Navianur Prilia Resti Ayu Apriyanti Riode, Cumayo Putri Rita Ismail Rohmah, Lulu Mamluatur Rumaisyah, Rumaisyah Salsabila Firdausiyah Nur Habieb Sintha Fransiske Simanungkalit Sintha Fransiske Simanungkalit Solehatul Mahmudah Solehatul Mahmudah, Solehatul Sufyan, Dian Luthfiana Sugiatmi, Sugiatmi Syauqiah, Zulfa Taufik Maryusman Utami Wahyuningsih Utami Wahyuningsih Utami Wahyuningsih Wahyudi, Chandra Tri Yessi Crosita Octaria Zahirah, Ghefira Tsana