The consequences of poverty and food insecurity can indirectly contribute to obesity. Long-term effect of stunting children may be the risk factor for overweight and obesity in the poor in Indonesia. The role of parental education is also associated with overweight and obesity in children. This study wanted to see the risk of stunted children becoming overweight and obese based on maternal education among poor people in Indonesia. This study involved three cohorts design. Cohort 1 is a 14-year cohort, and two 7-year cohorts for cohorts 2 and 3. We used secondary longitudinal data from Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) 3 (2000), IFLS 4 (2007), and IFLS 5 (2014). After stratification by high maternal education and economic status of the family, there is an increased risk of stunting children becoming overweight and obese, with a risk ratio of 2 in cohort 1 and 1.69 in cohort 2. These results show that stunted children with high-education mothers and stay lived in the low-income family have a 1.69 to 2 times higher risk of becoming overweight and obese. This result shows the importance of primary education and health education for women to increase children’s health in the future.
Stunting is a chronic nutritional deficiency prone to occur in children due to a lack of nutritional intake for a long time starting before the mother is pregnant and until the child is two years old. It is necessary to provide information and education about prevention, early detection and efforts to fulfill nutritional needs.This community service activity aims to increase knowledge of stunting early detection, how to prevent stunting, and improve food coping strategies skills in the household by utilizing food ingredients that are easily found in the surrounding environment. The method used is the preparation of a book with the title "Food Coping Strategies as an Efforts to Prevent Stunting" and the development of the Nutrition Status Monitoring Application (APSI) which was carried out in June-July 2022, as well as providing materials, socialization, and demonstration of cooking competition in August 2022 in the Karanganyar village, Bogorejo District, Blora. The number of participants in this activity was 75 people, consisting of mothers of children under five, women of childbearing age, prospective brides, village officials, representatives of sub-districts and health centers. The results of the Wilcoxon signed ranks test showed that the participants' knowledge about stunting increased after participating in this community service activity (p = 0.001). The activity participants also experienced an increase in skills in choosing, processing, and serving nutrient-rich food made from Moringa leaves as a superior potential in Karanganyar Village.
Background: Since its first report, COVID-19 has remained a major threat worldwide. Various attempts were made to treat and prevent further transmission of COVID-19. In Indonesia, although the first case was reported nearly five months after the first case in Wuhan, the transmission was the fastest among Southeast Asian countries. Several efforts have been made to prevent further transmission. Objective: Our community services program aimed to assess the public understanding of COVID-19 symptoms and the application of SHE (Self and Environmental Health) as a form of COVID-19 prevention. Method: We conducted counseling using a door-to-door method to increase the understanding of SHE as a form of COVID-19 prevention and then at the end of the visit, a questionnaire was given to measure the understanding of symptoms and prevention COVID-19 transmission. Results: After conducted the door-to-door counselling in Kandangan district, it is known that the public understanding of the symptoms and ways of preventing COVID-19 is quite good. The method of prevention that is understood by the public includes using masks, diligently wash hands, and maintain social distance in gathering. However, there are still people who do not understand (31.13%) that increasing their immune system by consuming nutritious and balanced food and exercise can also be used to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. Because a good immune system can prevent individuals from infection with pathogens such as COVID-19. Conclusion: The community has sufficient understanding of the symptoms and ways of preventing COVID-19 so that it is expected it can reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in Benowo District, Surabaya.
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