<![CDATA[Background: According to the survey, the percentage of food waste’s diabetes melitus patients inthe Imanuel Hospital of Bandar lampung was 38% and still have not reached the minimum servicestandars (<20%). Objective: This study aimsed to analyze the factors associated with food waste indiabetes melitus patients in Hospital Imanuel. Methods: Descriptive analytic research using crosssectional study design. The study used 50 samples was take with purposive sampling. The age, sex,food appearance, taste of food and service providers data were obtained by questionnaires, andfood waste data were obtained by comstock form. The data analysis used was descriptive andinferential using the Chi Square statistical test. Results: About 46% of patients was 56-65 years old,and 78% was sex women. Leftovers from patients in the good category were 15 respondents (30%)while those who had leftovers that were not good were 35 respondents (70%). There was significantassociation between appearance of food (p-value=0,005) and taste of food (p-value=0,002) withthe food waste. There was no significant association between service providers (p-value=0,776)with the food waste. Conclusion: Factors related to leftovers from diabetes mellitus patients atImmanuel Hospital are the appearance and taste of the food . Therefore, these two variables needto be considered in order to minimize food waste in diabetes mellitus patients at Immanuel Hospital.]]>
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