History of Children and Malnutrition Status in Magetan Werdani Kusuma Estu1,*, Isnaini Nurul1, Kusumawati Yuli1 1Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Science, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia *Corresponding Author: Kusuma Estu Werdani, Jl. A. Yani Tromol Pos I, Pabelan, Kartasura, Sukoharjo, Indonesia, 57102 Email: kusuma.werdani@ums.ac.id
Online published on 20 March, 2019. Abstract Malnutrition status in infants will give the long-term impact for the growth of children under five in the future. Family factors, history of the disease, and birth history of infants may affect the current nutritional status of children under five. The purpose of this study was to analyze the history of LBW, history of infectious disease, early breastfeeding, the number of families, and maternal education with the incidence of malnutrition status in toddlers in Magetan, Indonesia. The research method is observational with a case-control approach. The respondents of this study were mothers of children aged 6–60 months with malnutrition status of 54 toddlers as case group. The comparison of case and control respondents is 1: 1. Chi-square test was used to analyze research data with 95% significance level (α = 0, 05). The results showed that there was a correlation between the history of LBW (p = 0.045; OR = 2.152; 95% CI = 1.008–4.595, infectious disease (p = 0, 000; OR = 10, 000; 95% CI = 4.405–22, 703), early complementary feeding (P = 0, 004; OR = 2, 696; 95% CI = 1, 371-5, 301); and mother education (p = 0, 000; OR = 4, 796; 95% CI = CI = 1, 986-11, 579) with the incidence of malnutrition status in toddlers in Magetan. Education of nutritious food intake, besides the given of exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding in right time able to increase the nutritional status of children and reduce the incidence of LBW and infectious diseases. Top Keywords Low-birth weight, disease, complementary feeding, education. Top |