Household Food Insecurity, Nutritional Knowledge of Mothers on Nutritional Status among Children Under Five Years in Gili Iyang Island, Indonesia: Hubungan Kerawanan Pangan Rumah Tangga, Pengetahuan Gizi Ibu terhadap Status Gizi Balita di Pulau Gili Iyang, Indonesia

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Inggris

Background: Food insecurity in the home and well-informed moms' nutritional understanding can shield children from circumstances that result in low height and body mass index (BMI) for their age. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to ascertain the relationship between food insecurity in the home and mothers' nutritional awareness of the nutritional condition of children under five on Gili Iyang Island. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional method. The nutritional status of the children was assessed using anthropometric measurements. Additionally, data on demographic characteristics, maternal nutrition knowledge, and food insecurity were collected using questionnaires. The study involved 39 mothers/caregivers of children as respondents. Results: Mothers had a low degree of dietary awareness (84.62%). Stunting and wasting rates were 17.95% and 12.82%, respectively. The incidence of stunting decreased with increased nutritional knowledge of mothers (p-value=0.032, r=0.343), and there was a strong positive association between mothers' knowledge of nutrition and children's height-for-age. Nutritional status (HAZ) and household food security were significantly correlated (p-value<0.001). Conclusions: The conclusion was that there was an association between the nutritional knowledge of mothers and the status of children’s nutrition. There was a relationship between household food security and a child’s nutritional status.

Bahasa Indonesia

Latar Belakang: Kerawanan pangan di rumah dan pemahaman gizi ibu yang baik dapat melindungi anak dari keadaan yang menyebabkan rendahnya tinggi badan dan Indeks Massa Tubuh (IMT) sesuai usianya. According to 2022 Indonesia’s Nutrition Survey, there are 21.6% of children that stunted while 7.7% are wasting. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara kerawanan pangan di tingkat rumah tangga dengan kesadaran gizi ibu terhadap kondisi gizi balita di Pulau Gili Iyang. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan metode cross-sectional. Penilaian status gizi anak dilakukan dengan menggunakan pengukuran antropometri. Selain itu, data terkait karakteristik demografi, pengetahuan ibu mengenai gizi, dan kerawanan pangan didapatkan menggunakan kuesioner. Penelitian ini melibatkan 39 ibu/pengasuh-anak sebagai responden. Hasil: Ibu dan pengasuh mempunyai tingkat kesadaran diet yang rendah (84,62%). Angka stunting dan wasting masing-masing sebesar 17,95% dan 12,82%. Angka kejadian stunting menurun seiring dengan meningkatnya pengetahuan gizi ibu/pengasuh (p-value=0,032; r=0,343), dan terdapat hubungan positif yang kuat antara pengetahuan ibu tentang gizi dengan tinggi badan menurut umur anak. Status gizi (HAZ) dan ketahanan pangan rumah tangga berkorelasi signifikan (p-value<0,001). Kesimpulan: Terdapat hubungan antara pengetahuan ibu terhadap status gizi balita. Studi ini juga menemukan adanya hubungan ketahanan pangan rumah tangga dengan status gizi balita.

Kata kunci

• Household food security
• Nutritional knowledge
• Nutritional status
• Mother
• Indonesia
• Ketahanan pangan rumah tangga
• Pengetahuan gizi
• Status gizi
• Ibu/pengasuh