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Market Proximity, Income, and Home Gardening: Investigating Determinants of Household Food Security for Young Children in Samarinda City Ginting, Riska Mayang Saputri; Reski, Sepsina; Megasari, Anitatia Ratna; Fikri, Mohammad
Preventif : Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat Vol. 16 No. 1 (2025): VOLUME 16 NO.1 TAHUN 2025
Publisher : Tadulako University

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Food insecurity remains a significant public health issue, especially among infants and young children. This study aimed to identify the determinants of food security among 6-23-month-old infants in Mangkupalas, Samarinda, Indonesia. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 137 households with infants aged 6-23 months in Puskesmas Mangkupalas area. The study used consecutive sampling in 3 villages namely tenun, mesjid and mangkupalas. Quantitative data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using spearman rank correlation test.A total of 73.7% of households locatednear markets were food secure compared to 52.5% of those far from markets, and this distance was statistically associated with household food security(p = 0.019, r = -0.201). Household income showed a significant positive association with food security (p = 0.008, r = 0.226), where 76.7% of households earning ≥3,500,000 IDR/month were food secure compared to only 52.2% among those earning ≤1,500,000 IDR/month. Interestingly, home gardening, which theoretically influences food security, was not found to have a significant association(p = 0.884, r = 0.017).The findings indicate that in urban areas, where food access heavily depends on purchasing power and proximity to food sources, household food security is shaped more by economic stability and market access than by subsistence practices like home gardening. Limited land availability and a narrow variety of cultivated crops may constrain the effectiveness of home gardening in contributing to nutritional adequacy.
Beyond Dietary Diversity: Household and Dietary Determinants of Wasting in Indonesian Children Ginting, Riska Mayang Saputri; Reski, Sepsina
Mulawarman International Conference on Tropical Public Health Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): The 4th MICTOPH
Publisher : Faculty of Public Health Mulawarman University, Indonesia

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Background : Indonesia is experiencing a triple burden of malnutrition—undernutrition, overnutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies. Wasting reflects acute nutritional imbalance caused by inadequate dietary intake and infection. Evidence linking dietary diversity, household food security, and wasting remains limited, particularly in the Puskesmas Mangkupalas area. Objective : To assess the associations between dietary diversity, household food security, and other related factors with wasting among children aged 6–23 months in Puskesmas Mangkupalas. Research Methods : A cross-sectional study was conducted among 137 children aged 6–23 months from Puskesmas Mangkupalas, selected through purposive sampling. Data collected included sociodemographic characteristics, dietary diversity, 24-hour dietary recall, anthropometric measurements, macronutrient intake, and household food security. Spearman correlation tests were used to examine associations between variables. Results : The triple burden was evident, with 40.1% of children wasted and 11.7% overweight or obese. Nearly half (48.9%) consumed non-diverse diets. Dietary diversity (p = 0.100) and household food security (p = 0.379) were not significantly associated with wasting. Significant correlates included the presence of smokers in the household, recent child illness, market proximity, household income, and macronutrient intake—energy (p = 0.001, r = 0.354), fat (p = 0.048), and carbohydrates (p < 0.001). Conclusion/Lesson Learned : The coexistence of wasting and overweight reflects the ongoing nutrition transition. Addressing this issue requires multi-sectoral actions prioritizing modifiable household and dietary factors—such as smoking exposure, market access, and energy adequacy— beyond dietary diversity and food security measures to effectively reduce acute malnutrition.