Nova Hikmawati
Stikes Hafshawaty Zainul Hasan, Probolinggo, Indonesia

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The Relationship between Mother Pregnancy at a Young Age and the Emotional Development of Children Aged 3-5 Years Reti Agung Ariyani; Yessy Nur Endah Sary; Tutik Ekasari; Nova Hikmawati
Health and Technology Journal (HTechJ) Vol. 1 No. 2 (2022): April 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (175.676 KB) | DOI: 10.53713/htechj.v1i2.18

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The prevalence of emotional and behavioral disorders in preschool children is relatively high. One factor influencing children's emotional development is the mother's age during pregnancy. This study aimed to determine the relationship between maternal pregnancy at a young age and the emotional development of children aged 3-5 years. This study used a cross-sectional survey approach. The research subjects were all pregnant women and comprised 64 respondents, taken by simple random sampling. The independent variable is the emotional development of children aged 3-5 years as measured using the SDQ questionnaire. The dependent variable, namely the mother's age, was measured using a questionnaire. Data collection included coding, editing, data entry, and tabulation, then analyzed using a computer with chi-square. Of the 64 respondents studied, 54 respondents (84.4%) were pregnant women aged <20 years and experienced abnormal child emotional development, and 52 respondents (81.3%). The correlation test results between the mother's age during pregnancy and the child's emotional development obtained a coefficient of 0.565 with a significance value of 0.001. It can be concluded that a relationship exists between maternal pregnancy at a young age and the emotional development of children aged 3-5 years. Suggestions for adolescents, families, and health workers not to get married before the age of 20 so that there are no disturbances in the emotional development of children aged 3-5 years.
Effect of Supplementary Feeding on Weight Gain for Malnourished Toddlers Aged 6-59 Months Rifqi Firmania Ayunani; Yessy Nur Endah Sary; Tutik Ekasari; Nova Hikmawati
Health and Technology Journal (HTechJ) Vol. 1 No. 2 (2022): April 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (172.297 KB) | DOI: 10.53713/htechj.v1i2.19

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One of the factors that affect a person's level of health is good nutritional status. Providing additional food or nutritional supplementation to malnourished toddlers is one of the treatments to overcome the problem of malnutrition. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of supplementary feeding on weight gain in malnourished toddlers aged 6-59 months. This study used a pre-experimental design. Data was taken from direct observation sheets on respondents in the Pasirian Public Health Center work area which was carried out from July to August 2022 with a population of 32 respondents and a sample of 21 respondents using purposive sampling. technique. Data collection includes coding, editing, and tabulating. Then the data were analyzed by computer with the help of SPSS. The results showed that in malnourished toddlers who were given additional food, there were 17 respondents who experienced weight gain (81%) and 4 respondents who did not gain weight (19%). Statistical results using the T-test showed a p-value of 0.001. There is an effect of supplementary feeding on weight gain in malnourished toddlers aged 6-59 months at the Pasirian Public Health Center.