HUBUNGAN PERILAKU PICKY EATING DENGAN STATUS GIZI PADA SISWA SDIT BUNAYYA MEDAN

Emi Inayah Sari Siregar (Poltekkes Kemenkes Medan)
Abdul Hairuddin Angkat (Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Medan)

Jurnal Ilmiah PANNMED (Pharmacist, Analyst, Nurse, Nutrition, Midwivery, Environment, Dentist)
Vol. 18 No. 1 (2023): Jurnal Ilmiah PANNMED Periode Januari - April 2023

Introduction: Picky eating is a condition in which children are picky about food or only consume certain foods. Picky eating occurs due to a lack of variety in the foods that are introduced to children. If this lasts a relatively long time, it can result in a lack of energy and other nutrients. Purpose : to determine the relationship between picky eating behavior and nutritional status of SDIT Bunayya Medan students. Design : analytic observational using a cross sectional study approach. The population is all students in class IV SDIT Bunayya Medan consisting of 2 classes and a total of 60 people. Sampling in total sampling. Results : The most dominant non picky eating behavior was 51,66% and picky eating was 48,33%. Most of the respondents had normal nutritional status of 53,33% and undernourished 46,66%. Based on the statistical test results, the p-value was 0.002 <? (0.05). Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between picky eating behavior and nutritional status of SDIT Bunayya Medan students.