The Relationship of Formula 100 Consumption Compliance Level to Weight Gain of Malnutrition Toddlers at the Rumah Gizi Semarang City: Hubungan Tingkat Kepatuhan Konsumsi Formula 100 dengan Kenaikan Berat Badan Balita Gizi Buruk di Rumah Gizi Kota Semarang

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Background: In 2023, 49 cases of toddler malnutrition were reported in Semarang City. Malnutrition management is an approach to enhance the nutritional status of infants and toddlers under five. The administration of Formula 100 is a strategy implemented by the Semarang City Health Office to promote weight gain among malnourished toddlers in order to catch up on their weight and achieve normal weight relative to their length or height. Objectives: This study aims to determine the relationship between compliance with Formula 100 consumption and weight gain in malnourished toddlers at Rumah Gizi in Semarang City. Methods: This study employed a quasi-experimental method with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The subjects were 26 toddlers or the total population of malnourished toddlers at Rumah Gizi. Data were analyzed using Spearman’s rank correlation, Pearson’s product-moment correlation, and the chi-squared test. Results: Univariate analysis demonstrated that 88.5% of toddlers consumed Formula 100 as prescribed for 35 days. Adequacy levels for energy (7.7%), protein (3.8%), fat (3.8%) and carbohydrate (26.9%) were categorized as good, and 57.7% of toddlers did not experience infectious diseases. No relationship was found between compliance with Formula 100 consumption (p-value=0.075) as well as adequacy levels for energy (p-value=0.869), protein (p-value=0.609), fat (p-value=0.691), and carbohydrate (p-value=0.787) and weight gain in malnourished toddlers at Rumah Gizi in Semarang City (p-value>0.05). However, a relationship was found between infectious diseases and weight gain (p-value=0.047). Conclusions: Compliance with Formula 100 consumption was not associated with weight gain in malnourished toddlers at Rumah Gizi in Semarang City.

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Latar Belakang: Tahun 2023 ditemukan sebanyak 49 kasus gizi buruk di Kota Semarang. Tatalaksana gizi buruk merupakan upaya untuk meningkatkan status gizi balita. Pemberian Formula 100 merupakan upaya Dinas Kesehatan Kota Semarang dalam meningkatkan berat badan balita khususnya bagi balita gizi buruk dengan tujuan mengejar ketertinggalan berat badan dan tercapainya berat badan yang sesuai dengan panjang atau tinggi badan. Tujuan: Mengetahui apakah terdapat hubungan tingkat kepatuhan konsumsi Formula 100 terhadap kenaikan berat badan balita gizi buruk yang dirawat di Rumah Gizi Kota Semarang. Metode: Desain Quasi eksperimental one group pretest-posttest digunakan pada penelitian ini. Subjek penelitian berjumlah 26 balita atau total populasi balita gizi buruk. Uji korelasi rank spearman, pearson product moment dan chi-square dipakai untuk analisis data. Hasil: Hasil analisis univariat menunjukkan sebanyak 88,5% balita patuh mengkonsumsi Formula 100 selama 35 hari, tingkat kecukupan energi (7,7%), protein (3,8%), lemak (3,8%), karbohidrat (26,9%) balita berkategori baik dan 57,7% balita tidak mengalami penyakit infeksi. Data penelitian menyatakan bahwa tidak terdapat hubungan tingkat kepatuhan konsumsi Formula 100 (p-value=0,075), tingkat kecukupan energi (p-value=0,869), protein (p-value=0,609), lemak (p-value=0,691), dan karbohidrat (p-value=0,787) dengan kenaikan berat badan balita gizi buruk dengan p-value>0,05. Terdapat hubungan penyakit infeksi dengan kenaikan berat badan balita gizi buruk dengan p-value=0,047. Kesimpulan: Tingkat kepatuhan konsumsi Formula 100 secara signifikan tidak berhubungan dengan kenaikan berat badan balita gizi buruk.

Kata kunci

• Formula 100
• Kenaikan berat badan balita
• Gizi buruk
• Rumah gizi
• Weight gain
• Malnutrition