ObjectivesThe prevalence of underweight in children under 5 years of age is anomalously high in Konawe District, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. This state of affairs may be related to poor housing conditions, such as limited access to clean water, the absence of a sanitary latrine, and the use of poor housing materials. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the effect of housing conditions on underweight in under-5 children in Konawe District.MethodsThis study was conducted in 2013 in 5 health centres in Konawe District, Southeast Sulawesi Province, and used a case-control study design. The study recruited 400 under-5 children, including 100 of whom were cases and 300 of whom were age-matched controls (1:3). Cases were underweight children, while the controls were children with a normal nutritional status. The independent variables were the availability and types of water and latrine facilities and housing materials (roof, wall, and floor). The statistical analysis used Cox regression.ResultsA lack of water availability (odds ratio [OR], 5.0; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.7 to 9.5; p<0.001), a lack of latrine availability in the home (OR, 2.5; 95% CI, 1.5 to 4.0; p<0.001), and poor-quality roofing materials (OR, 1.7; 95% CI, 1.1 to 2.7; p<0.02) significantly contributed to underweight in children. In contrast, the walls and the floors did not contribute to under-5 year children being underweight (p=0.09 and p=0.71, respectively).ConclusionsSanitation facilities and roofing were identified as important factors to address in order to improve children’s nutritional status. Children’s health status was directly impacted by food intake via their nutritional status.
Backgroud: Many rural mothers did not give appropriate child feeding which impacted to underweight for their children in Konawe Disrict of Southeast Island in Indonesia. This was also related to mother’s poor knowledge about child feeding. Objective: this study aimed to investigate the relationship between rural mothers’ knowledge and their practices of child feeding with underweight in under-5 children in Konawe District, Southeast Sulawesi Province in Indonesia.Methods: The case-control study was conducted in 5 rural areas in Konawe District, Southeast Sulawesi Province. The study involved 400 under five children and their mothers, including 100 of whom were cases and 300 of whom were age-matched contorls (1:3). Cases were underweight children, while the controls were children with a normal nutritional status. The independent variabels were mother’s knowledge and their child feeding practices. The data analysis used Conditional Logistic regression.Results: poor mothers’ knowledge (odds ratio [OR], 8.9; 95% confidene interval [CI], 4.0 to 19.6; p0.001), poor practices of under-5 children feeding (OR, 15.2; 95% CI, 5.5-41.7; p0.001) significantly associated with underweight in rural children.Conclusion: Mothers’ knowledge about the availability of nutritious foods determines her child feeding practices. A mother’s level of knowledge about nutritious foods and her practices is related to her educational level and health information sources.
Wasting adalah permasalahan kesehatan yang paling menonjol di Negaranegara miskin dan Negara-negara yang sedang berkembang yang dampaknya sangat besar. Pada tahun 2013, secara nasional prevalensi kurus pada anak balita masih 12,1%, yang artinya masalah kurus di Indonesia masih merupakan masalah kesehatan masyarakat yang serius. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penerapan full day school terhadap status gizi pada pendidikan anak usia dini di Pesantren Ummusabri Kendari.Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif dengan rancangan pendekatan case control. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah semua peserta taman kanak-kanak PAUD Pesantren Ummusabri tahun 2018 yang berjumlah 114. Jumlah untuk sampel kasus sebanyak 26 orang dan sampel kontrol adalah 26 orang, Hasil uji odds ratio menunjukkan bahwa pola makan merupakan faktor risiko status gizi wasting (OR =5,727. CI 95% 1,645-19,942 >1), kebersihan lingkungan bukan faktor risiko status gizi wasting (OR = 0,494 CI 95% 0,125-1,949 <1), metode pembelajaran bukan faktor risiko status gizi wasting(OR =3,068 CI 95% = 0,982-9,591 <1), peran keluarga merupakan faktor risiko status gizi wasting (OR = 3,889 CI 95% = 1,178 – 12,841 >1). Diharapkan kepada Paud Pesantren Ummusabri Kendari untuk dapat menggunakan hasil penelitian ini sebagai informasi dan bahan pertimbangan dalam meningkatkan kepedulian terhadap anak dengan masalah gizi kurang.
Background:Data The Bombana Health Office stated that the details of stunting cases in 19 Districts were highest in Central Kabaena District with 160 cases, Central Kabaena 120 cases, Masolaka Raya 57 cases, North Poleang 54 cases, and the lowest was Mataoleo District. The purpose of this research isto analyze the effect of health education in efforts to prevent stunting through changes in knowledge, attitudes and actions of mothers of children under five in Masolaka Raya District, Bombana Regency. Methods:The research conducted was a quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group design. The population in this study amounted to 159 people. The sample size was 114 people. The data were processed using the Wilcoxon signed rank test and the Kruskal Wallis H. test. Result:Based on the test results with the Wilcoxon signed rank test, the significance value shows the value of p-value = 0.000 <? = 0.05 for all health education methods to increase the knowledge of mothers under five in preventing stunting in Masolaka Raya District, Bombana Regency. Conclusion:There is an effect of health education with the lecture method, lecture method and leaflet, lecture method and video on increasing the knowledge of mothers under five in preventing stunting in Masolaka Raya District, Bombana Regency.
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