Impact of Online Eating Behavior Changes on Nutritional Status of Elementary School during Pandemic

Muh. Ulyl Imam Fitra Nurdin (Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia)
Purnamaniswaty Yunus (Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia)
Jelita Inayah Sari (Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia)

Green Medical Journal
Vol 5 No 3 (2023): Green Medical Journal

Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on education in Indonesia necessitating distance learning from home via online methods. Learning from home change people’s daily life including eating behavior. Children’s eating behavior plays an important role in their nutritional status. Methods: We conducted an observational study with a cross-sectional design which included 48 subjects. Data were collected using an online structured questionnaire. Results: The results of the relationship test show a p-value of (0.000) which is smaller than alpha (0.05). The comparison test results show a p-value of (0.000) which is smaller than (0.05). Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on education in Indonesia necessitating distance learning from home via online methods. Learning from home change people’s daily life including eating behavior. Children’s eating behavior plays an important role in their nutritional status. Methods: We conducted an observational study with a cross-sectional design which included 48 subjects. Data were collected using an online structured questionnaire. Results: The results of the relationship test show a p-value of (0.000) which is smaller than alpha (0.05). The comparison test results show a p-value of (0.000) which is smaller than (0.05).