Analisis Faktor Risiko Underweight pada Balita di Kelurahan Giwangan, Kecamatan Umbulharjo, Kota Yogyakarta
Tahrirul Mar'ah, Dr. Siti Helmyati, DCN., M.Kes; Dr. dr. Emy Huriyati, M.Kes; Mutiara Tirta PLK, MIPH, Ph.D
2023 | Skripsi | GIZI KESEHATAN
Background: Nutrition plays an important role in human growth. Nutritional problems in toddlers, one of which is underweight, are still relatively high in Indonesia. This can happen due to several factors including history of socioeconomic, mother's education, mother's knowledge, exclusive breastfeeding, infectious diseases and environmental sanitation.
Objective: Knowing the relationship between risk factors with the incidence of underweight in toddlers in Giwangan Village, Umbulharjo District, Yogyakarta City.
Methods: This study used an analytic observational research design with a case control approach. The study was conducted on 30 pairs of mothers and children aged 12 – 59 months who were present at the Posyandu in Giwangan Village, Umbulharjo District, Yogyakarta City. The research sample was taken using cluster random sampling method. The instruments used were weight scales and questionnaires to obtain the data of history of socioeconomic, mother's knowledge, history of exclusive breastfeeding, history of disease, and environmental sanitation which were filled independently by the respondents. Data analysis was conducted using the Fisher's Exact Test and the Kruskal Wallis test for the bivariate test.
Result: Based on the results of the study, there were 10 toddlers for the case group and 20 toddlers for the control group. The results of the bivariate test showed that there were no significant difference between the case group and the control group based on risk factors of history of socioeconomic, mother's education, mother's knowledge, exclusive breastfeeding, infectious diseases, and environmental sanitation (p-value > 0.05).
Conclusion: There were no significant relationship between risk factors of socioeconomic history, mother's education, mother's knowledge, exclusive breastfeeding, infectious diseases, and environmental sanitation with the incidence of underweight in toddlers in Giwangan Village, Umbulharjo District, Yogyakarta City.
Kata Kunci : Underweight, faktor risiko, balita