Indonesian Journal of Applied Research (IJAR)
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): Indonesian Journal of Applied Research (IJAR)

Children’s Opinion on Vegetables Consumption: A Qualitative Study on School-Agers in City of Semarang

Natalia Ratna Yulianti (Department of Nursing Profession, St. Elisabeth College of Health, Semarang, Indonesia)
Eka Wahyuningrum (Department of Nursing Science, St. Elisabeth College of Health, Semarang, Indonesia)
Andri Kenti Gayatina (Department of Nursing Profession, St. Elisabeth, College of Health,Semarang, Indonesia)
Meira Erawati (Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Aug 2021

Abstract

(1) Background: It Is recommended that children consume adequate amount of vegetables. However, the problem still remained in every single family and community. Many studies to find out its causes have been done. Unfortunately, most of them were conducted on parents only. Little is known from children’s own perspective. Children’s perspective is important to help adults in choosing vegetables for the children. Thus, this study aimed to explore children’s opinion on vegetables consumption.; (2) Methods: Qualitative design was employed. Samples were selected using purposive technique sampling. Nine participants aged 6-12 years were interviewed in a focus group discussion. Data were analysed using qualitative data analysis by Miles and Huberman.; (3) Results: The FGD indicates three themes: why kids dislike vegetables, sort of vegetables which kids love to consume, reasons why kids want to eat vegetables.; (4) Conclusions: Health education and involving children in their own food preparation is promising way to improve vegetables intake. Further research is to develop a new form of health education and a program in which children are involved to choose and prepare their own vegetables.

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IJAR

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Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Computer Science & IT

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Indonesian Journal of Applied Research (IJAR), e-ISSN 2722-6395 is high quality open access peer reviewed research journal that is published by Universitas Djuanda (UNIDA). IJAR dedicated to publish significant research findings in the field of Applied Sciences, Engineering &Technology. We welcome ...