Background: Obesity is one of serious nutritional problems in Indonesia. Based on health profile of Central Java in 2015, Salatiga has the highest percentage of obesity problem counted 71.8% of 561,621 cases. Obesity in elderly are mostly caused by degenerative function of organs which lead to diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and heart disease. Objective: This study aimed to identify elders’ eating habits, their knowledge of obesity and to identify correlation between the knowledge and obesity.Methods: Observational survey technique by using interview, observation, and questionnaire method was employed to 89 respondents. Correlation among all variables was measured by utilizing Pearson Correlation Coefficient. Results: As many as 10.8% of elderly are obese. Their knowledge regarding Pedoman Gizi Seimbang (PGS) is in sufficient category (69,7%). The respondents had unhealthy eating habit by consuming high carbohydrates and fats which might influence the incidence of obesity. There is no statistical correlation between respondents' knowledge and eating habits (r=-0.37, p>0,05). Conclusion: Even though there is no statistical correlation between respondents’ knowledge and their eating habits, there might be other factors such as age, sex, education, occupation, socio-economic, and family roles that need to be investigated as influencing factors to the obesity incidence in this population. Keywords: obesity, elderly, knowledge, dietary history, Salatiga
The prevalence of non-contagious diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension and obesity are increasing from year to year. Unhealthy diet such as excessive consumption of sugar, salt and fat is one of the factors causing these diseases. The result of data analysis shown that 21.5% of respondents had consumed sugar exceeding the recommendation of Permenkes no 30 year 2013 (>50 gram/day), 73.7% of respondents consume salt exceeding the recommendation of Permenkes no 30 year 2013 (5 gram/day), and as many as 7% of respondents consume fat exceeds the recommendation Permenkes no 30 year 2013 (> 67% gram /day). The highest consumption of salt and fat occurs in the age group of 56 - 65 years, while the highest sugar consumption occurs in the age group 40 - 45 years. Based on sex, women tends to consume sugar, salt and fat higher than men. Consumption of salt and sugar of respondents is high. This needs special attention because excessive salt and sugar consumption can cause non-contagious diseases such as hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus type 2, whose prevalence in Indonesia is increasing.
Background: In developing countries, infant and child mortality rates are relatively higher compared to developed countries. The main causes of death are infectious and parasitic diseases, and many of them are associated with malnutrition. Infectious diseases are closely related to poor nutritional status. Purpose: to analyze the relationship between nutritional status of children with the incidence of infection in Getasan and see the factors that influence the incidence of infection. Methods: This type of quantitative research is cross sectional to study the relationship of nutritional status with the incidence of infection in Getasan. To find the relationship between nutritional status and infection using 2 methods, namely using descriptive analysis or univariate and bivariate using Spearmen R'ho Correlation Test. Results: Obtained a correlation coefficient (r) = 0.056 (α = <0.05). This shows that there is no correlation between toddler nutrition status and infectious events in Tolokan village. Discussion: Nutritional status is not only affected by infection in infants but also caused by several factors including genetic, psychological, social status, education, household income and the environment. Conclusion: Nutritional status in the village is caused by various factors, namely hand washing habits, smoking habits, the absence of chimneys and the presence of pets at home.Keywords: nutritional status, infection, infant.
Status gizi merupakan keseimbangan antara kebutuhan dan asupan dari zat gizi. Upaya orang tua dalam meningkatkan status gizi anak yaitu dengan memberikan ASI dan MP ASI yang sesuai agar status gizi anak menjadi baik. Masalah gizi kurang sering terjadi pada bayi setelah berusia diatas 6 bulan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan riwayat pemberian ASI dan MP ASI terhadap status gizi anak usia 6 – 12 bulan. Penelitian dilakukan di Desa Tolokan, Dusun Bagongan, Kecamatan Getasan pada bulan April 2018. Metode penelitian menggunakan deskriptif-kualitatif. Teknik pengambilan data menggunakan wawancara mendalam. Analisa data dilakukan secara deskriptif menggunakan model teori Miles dan Huberman. Partisipan dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 5 orang yang ditentukan dengan purposive sampling, dengan kriteria ibu yang memiliki anak usia 6-12 bulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar (80%) ibu memberikan ASI Eksklusif dan MP ASI sesuai usia kepada anaknya. Riwayat pemberian ASI Eksklusif dan MP ASI memberikan pengaruh pada status gizi anak. Anak yang memiliki riwayat pemberian ASI Eksklusif dan MP ASI sesuai usia, menunjukkan status gizi yang lebih baik, dibandingkan status gizi anak yang tidak mendapat ASI Eksklusif dan MP ASI sesuai usia
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