Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar Proceedings, Proceedings of the 1st Alauddin Health and Medical International Conference

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Relationship of Food Security, Health Services and Family Income to Wasting Incidence in Toddlers Age 0-59 Months in North Polombangkeng District, Takalar Regency in 2022
Rezki Nurfatmi, Syarfaini Syarfaini, Syamsul Alam, Yusma Indah Jayadi, Susmihara Susmihara

Last modified: 2022-10-01

Abstract


Background: Wasting is a condition of acute malnutrition in children under five, this is indicated by the under-five weight is not proportional to the height or the z-score <-2 SD ( standard deviation). The prevalence of wasting and severely wasting in indonesia based on the results of the 2018 Riskesdas reached 10,2% and 7.1% in 2021, This is still a nutrtional problem in indonesia because it has not reached the 2020-2024 RPJMN target of 4%. This study aims to see the relationship between health services and family income on the incidence of wasting in toddlers aged 0-59 months in North Polombangkeng sub-district, Takalar district in 2022. Methods: The type of research used is quantitative with a cross sectional study design. The population in this study were toddlers aged 0-59 months in the north polombangkeng sub-district with a total sample of 146 toddlers. The sampling technique used is probability sampling. The analysis used is the chi-square test. Results: Based on the results of the chi-square test, it shows that household food security does not have a relationship with the incidence of wasting with a p value of 0.590 (> 0.05), in health services there is no relationship between growth monitoring and the incidence of wasting with a p value of 0.240 ( > 0.05), there is no relationship between the completeness of immunization status on the incidence of wasting with a p value of 0.776 (> 0.05), while in family income there is a relationship with the incidence of wasting with a p value of 0.032 (< 0.05). Conclusion: This study shows that food security and health services do not have an impact on the incidence of wasting. Meanwhile, family income which is the main cause of nutritional problems has an impact on the incidence of wasting. The problem of wasting in toddlers can be prevented and overcome by carrying out specific nutrition interventions and sensitive nutrition interventions.


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