| dc.description.abstract | Introduction. Physical activity and device use have become two important aspects of daily life, especially among elementary school students. These two factors have a significant impact on children's health and nutritional status. In an era of increasingly sophisticated technology, children tend to spend more time in front of screens than doing physical activity, which can contribute to health problems such as overweight or malnutrition. Objective. Knowing the correlation between physical activity and duration of gadget use with the nutritional status of elementary school children during the school period. Method. This study was an analytic observational study through a cross sectional approach. The study was conducted at St.Yoseph Elementary School, Jl.Pemuda, with a sample size of 200 students who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Physical activity data and duration of device use were obtained using questionnaires and interviews. Height and weight measurements were taken to determine nutritional status. Data analysis used chi-square test and fisher exact test. Results and Discussion From this study, the number of male students was 45% and female students were 55%, with an age range of 9-12 years. Based on the type of device, most students (85%) use a type of cellphone device, with most of the activities using the device to access social media (44.5%). The results found that 54.5% of children with good physical activity, with a nutritional status of 53% predominantly obese. Based on the duration of device use, most children use devices for more than 2 hours per day. There was a significant relationship between physical activity and nutritional status (p=0.023) and a very significant relationship between the duration of device use and children's nutritional status (p=0.01). Conclusion. There is a significant relationship between physical activity and duration of device use with nutritional status. | en_US |
