FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN STATUS GIZI PADA ANAK BALITA DI LINGKUNGAN 15 KELURAHAN PEKAN LABUHAN

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Nutrition status is health relating to the use of eating pattern by body. Belawan Public Health center ranked
4 with malnutrition status with the total of 196 (3.1%) below Medan Labuhan, Medan Helvetia, and Medan
Tuntungan. Malnutrition mostly occured at environment 15 that is, 8 babies suffering from malnutrition out
of 2.047 babies, and 2 babies having bad nutrition. The research aims at finding out the relationship
between dependent and independent variables at environment 15, families of Pekan Labuhan, Pekan
Labuhan regency of Medan Labuhan in 2015. The research method is Cross sectional using total sampling
techniqe that 40 familes were taken as samples having babies. The research data were taken by
performing home visits from house to house, visiting to integrated post service (Posyandu) with interview
guide and questionnaires. The result of the study showed that 2 respondents (5%) experienced
malnutrition, 8 respondents (20%) suffered from less nutrition and 30 respondents (75%) experienced
good nutrition. Based on bivariate analysis, it was found that there was a dependent variable not having a
significant relationship with baby nutrition status; that is, variable of family income ( ρ-value = 0.108) and 4
independent variables have a significant relationship with baby nutrition status; that is, variable of mother’s
(ρ-value = 0.000), and the number of family member (ρ-value = 0.027). The research concludes that there
is a significant relationship between mother knowledge, mother attitude, mother education and the number
of family members on the baby nutrition status. Public Health Center is suggested to provide counseling to
mothers having babies continually Mothers are suggested to visit Public Health Center routinely to check
up their baby nutrition