Body Mass Index (BMI) and Nutritional Knowledge as well as the Correlation of Job Performance on Elementary School Teachers: Korelasi Indeks Massa Tubuh dan Pengetahuan Gizi terhadap Performa Kerja Guru Sekolah Dasar

Abstract

English

Background: Nutritional knowledge and BMI have a significant impact on the health level of an individual. Elementary school teachers are part of the professional workforce with a relatively high administrative and academic workload. Teachers are expected to have good nutritional knowledge about eating habits and healthy lifestyle choices. Research conducted in Bogor found that 57.0% of teachers were indicated to have obesity. The better the level of knowledge, it is expected to have an impact on BMI, enabling teachers to be more productive and always in optimum health condition at work. Objectives: This research aimed to analyze the Body Mass Index (BMI) and nutritional knowledge correlation with job performance Methods: Approximately 40 teachers of private elementary schools were used with a cross-sectional method. All Participants were teachers of private elementary school. We interviewed and measured participants for age, and nutritional awareness. Individual Work Performance Questionnaire (IWPQ) adapted for Indonesians was used. Statistical analysis was carried out using statistics application with Rank-Spearman method. Meanwhile, BMI data were collected through the measurement of the height and weight of participants. Results: This research showed the correlation between BMI and Job Performance. A correlation between nutritional knowledge and job performance was also reported. Good nutritional knowledge of school teachers should be delivered to students to change eating habits. This variable could also affect healthy life and achievement levels. Conclusions: BMI and nutritional knowledge were correlated with job performance. Furthermore, teachers were expected to provide healthy lifestyle education subjects to the students.

Indonesian

Latar Belakang: Pengetahuan gizi dan IMT memiliki dampak terhadap tingkat kesehatan individu. Guru merupakan bagian dari tenaga profesional yang memiliki beban kerja cukup tinggi karena kombinasi beban kerja akademik dan administratif. Penelitian yang dilakukan di Bogor menunjukkan bahwa 57,0% guru terindikasi mengalami obesitas. Kondisi ini merupakan potensi masalah kesehatan yang serius karena akan berpengaruh pada produktivitas kerja guru dan meningkatkan risiko kematian serta cacat tetap akibat penyakit. Tujuan: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis hubungan Indeks Massa Tubuh (IMT) dan pengetahuan gizi guru sekolah dasar dengan performa kerja. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan metode observasi dengan pendekatan potong lintang dan menganalisis korelasi antara indeks massa tubuh dan pengetahuan gizi dengan performa kerja. Sampel penelitian sebanyak 40 orang dipilih secara purposif. Data karakteristik responden diambil melalui wawancara. Hasil dianalisis statistik dengan metode Rank Spearman. Performa kerja diukur dengan Individual Work Performance Questionnaire (IWPQ) yang telah diadaptasi untuk Indonesia. Data IMT diambil dengan pengukuran langsung pada responden Hasil: Mayoritas responden memiliki pengetahuan gizi baik dan status gizi normal. Performa kerja responden mayoritas termasuk rata-rata. Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara IMT dengan performa kerja (p-value=0,042) dan pengetahan gizi dengan performa kerja (p-value=0,001) Kesimpulan: Pengetahuan gizi menjadi salah satu faktor yang menunjang produktivitas dan performa kerja individu. Pengetahuan gizi yang baik akan membantu dalam menentukan pola hidup sehat dan aktivitas positif. Guru dengan status gizi baik dapat menjadi contoh bagi murid-muridnya dalam menerapkan perilaku sehat.

Keywords

• Indeks massa tubuh
• Pengetahuan gizi
• Performa kerja
• Guru sekolah dasar
• Body mass index
• Nutritional knowledge
• Job performance
• Elementary school teacher