Mother’s Behavior on Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Child Nutritional Status in Magetan Regency, East Java, Indonesia

Autor: Agung Suharto
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences. 10:555-559
ISSN: 1857-9655
DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2022.8369
Popis: BACKGROUND: Toddler nutritional status is an indicator of toddler growth. Basic Health Research, 2010 states: 5.4% malnutrition status and 13.0% malnutrition. In 2013, the proportion of malnutrition status was 5.7% and malnutrition was 13.9%, from the target of 19.6%, and in 2018, the proportion of malnutrition was 3.9% and malnutrition was 13.8% of the target of 17.7%. AIM: The research objective to determine the effect of maternal knowledge and attitudes on the nutritional status of children under five. METHODS: This study was cross-sectional study design. Population 135 and a sample of 94 people. Sampling technique: Simple random sampling. Independent variable: Knowledge and attitudes of the mother, while the dependent variable: Nutritional status of children. Data collection techniques: Questionnaires and baby scales. To analyze the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable, multiple logistic regression with a significance of 0.05 was used. RESULTS: Knowledge of mother Group b affected 3.2% with poor nutritional status and 34% affected good nutritional status. Mother’s attitude affects 1.1% of children under five with poor nutritional status and affects 16% of children with good nutritional status. From the results of the analysis using multiple logistic regression, it was found that the effect of the knowledge variable on nutritional status was 0.000 (
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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