Journal of Applied Nutrition and Dietetic
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021): December 2021

Nutritional Education for Mothers of Toddlers below the Red Line in Batoh Banda Aceh

Nanda Azalia Annisa (Diploma in Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, Poltekkes Kementerian Kesehatan, Aceh)
Saiful Bakri (Department of Nutrition, Poltekkes Kementerian Kesehatan, Aceh)
Silvia Wagustina (Department of Nutrition, Poltekkes Kementerian Kesehatan. Aceh)
Yulia Fitri (Department of Nutrition, Poltekkes Kementerian Kesehatan. Aceh)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2021

Abstract

A mother's knowledge of nutrition affects their behavior in rearing their children. A factor that influences the nutritional status of children is a mother's behavior in choosing and providing food. A mother's behavior affects her ability to meet the family's food supply, consume food based on the right nutritional rules, choose the type of food, and prioritize the food for her family. Mother's poor behavior can be caused by her insufficient level of knowledge about nutrition and insufficient ability to apply it in daily life. This research aims to determine the effect of pocketbooks on the nutritional knowledge of mothers of toddlers whose nutritional condition is below the red line. This research employed a pre-experimental design, namely one group pretest-posttest. The research subjects were mothers of children whose nutritional condition is below the red line. Moreover, this study employed a total sampling technique with inclusion criteria, and the number of samples was 28 people. The statistical test using the independent T-test has obtained a p-value = 0.000 (< 0.05). Meanwhile, the measurement results show that the question of "how to deal with children without appetite" gets the fewest answers. This result shows that the mothers still do not understand how to deal with children without appetite. However, one mother has the most correct answers stating that "sample food for children should adjust their age." This answer means that the mothers already understand sample food for children according to their age.

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jand

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Subject

Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

Description

Journal of Applied Nutrition and Dietetic is a scientific publication in the field of: Nutrition and dietetic to aspects of nutrition science Clinical nutrition Food and nutrition Food technology and applied health ...