Jurnal Keperawatan Komprehensif (Comprehensive Nursing Journal)
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2022): JURNAL KEPERAWATAN KOMPREHENSIF (COMPREHENSIVE NURSING JOURNAL)

Relationship between Age and Improvement of Nutritional Status of Stunting Children

Ria Setia Sari (STIKes Yatsi Tangerang)
Febi Ratnasari (STIKes Yatsi Tangerang)
Yuni Susikowati (STIKes Yatsi Tangerang)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jan 2022

Abstract

Aim: to find out the relationship between stunting children's age and improvement in stunting children's nutritional status Methods: This type of research is a descriptive correlational study with a cross sectional approach and uses the total sampling method with 45 respondents. Collecting data using a questionnaire that includes the age of the child, and improvement of nutritional status. Data analysis using chi-square Results: children aged 1-15 months experienced an improvement in nutrition 37% while the same nutritional status was 78%, children aged 16-30 months experienced an improvement in nutritional status 13.3% while those who did not experienced nutritional improvement were 86.7%, aged 46¬- 60 months as much as 50% and did not experience an improvement in nutrition as much as 50%. After the Ch-Square test was carried out with a P-Value of 0.022 that there was no significant relationship between stunting children's age and improvement in stunting children's nutritional status. Conclusions: the improvement of nutritional status in stunted children is not related to the child's age. Other studies on enhancing balanced nutrition could be conducted by other researchers.

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jkk

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Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Physics Public Health

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Jurnal Keperawatan Komprehensif (JKK) of STIKep PPNI Jawa Barat has mission to provide information regarding nursing science for students, teachers, and for public community who have concern in nursing. Jurnal Keperawatan Komprehensif published twice a year on every July and ...