Status Gizi Anak TK di Kecamatan Medan Helvetia dan Faktor yang Memengaruhinya

Abstract

Background. During childhood, especially from toddlerhood to school age, children experience significant body growth. Therefore, children require an adequate concentration of nutrients per kilogram of body weight. Low nutritional status affects the quality of human resources because nutritional status affects intelligence and resistance to disease. Aim. The aim of the study was to analyze the factors that contribute to the nutritional status of school children in kindergartens in Medan Helvetia Sub-district. Methods. This study was a quantitative analytic study using a cross sectional approach. The study population was school children in kindergarten in Medan Helvetia Subdistrict with a sample of 100 people. The sampling technique in this study used stratified random sampling method. Data collection method was questionnaire method using questionnaire and 24-hour food recall and anthropometric measurement using weighing tool and microtoise. Data analysis using chi square and fisher’s exact test. Results. The results showed that out of 100 children, it was known that the female sex was 58 children, the male sex was 42 children, the age of children < 60 months was 29 children, the age of children 60-72 months was 64 children, the age of children > 72 months was 7 children, poor nutritional status was 1 child, malnutrition status was 29 children, good nutritional status was 57 children, overnutrition status as many as 9 children, and obesity as many as 4 children. Bivariate analysis of food intake with a p value = 0.004; family income with a p value = 0.672; maternal insight with a p value = 0.234; infectious diseases with a p value = 0.030; immunization status with a p value = 0.399; maternal education level with a p value = 0.092. Conclusion. Factors that influence the nutritional status of kindergarten children in Medan Helvetia Sub-district are food intake and infectious diseases.