Health Notions
Vol 5, No 9 (2021): September

Determinants of Nutritional Status in Toddlers

Nani Surtinah (Department of Midwifery, Poltekkes Kemenkes Surabaya)
Heru Santoso Wahito Nugroho (Department of Midwifery, Poltekkes Kemenkes Surabaya)
Suparji Suparji (Department of Midwifery, Poltekkes Kemenkes Surabaya)
Chitya Widya Ayu Raswati Desita (Student, Department of Midwifery, Poltekkes Kemenkes Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Sep 2021

Abstract

Nutritional status is a common problem for toddlers. Of the 129 toddlers there were 26 toddlers (20.2%) with underweight nutritional status, 102 toddlers (79.1%) with normal nutritional status and 1 toddler (0.7%) with very obese nutritional status in February 2019 in Randugede Village, Plaosan District. magnet. This study analysed the relationship between knowledge, income, education, parenting and nutrition status of children under five years of age. This kind of research is an analytical inquiry with a comprehensive approach. The research sample consisted of toddler and toddler mothers, all of whom accounted for 79 taken by simple random sampling. Data based on questionnaires and anthropometric measures of weight/size were compared to the z-score. Data analysis, both bivariate and multivariate. Based on the results of data analysis, it was found that the level of knowledge was p = 0.011, parents' income was p = 0.006, education level was p = 0.414, toddler's Dietary patternĀ  was p = 0.010, and parenting pattern was p = 0.003. The results of the study can be concluded that there is a relationship between knowledge, income, dietary pattern, parenting and nutritional status of toddlers and there is no relationship between education and nutritional status of toddlers.Keywords: knowledge; income; education; Dietary pattern ary habits; parenting; nutritional status for toddler

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Dentistry Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

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