Gambaran status gizi anak 12-24 bulan di Puskesmas Mergangsan Kota Yogyakarta tahun 2015: tinjauan riwayat pemberian ASI eksklusif dan kejadian penyakit infeksiDOI : 10.21927/ijnd.2015.3(3).149-154 | Abstract views : 1392 times

[摘要] Background : Malnutrition and severe undernutrition is one of the main health problems faced in developing countries. In Indonesia, health problems and the child’s growth are influenced by two main issues , namely a state of good nutrition and the prevalence of infectious diseases . Worsening child malnutrition can occur because of ignorance of the mother about the manner of breastfeeding to their children. Yogyakarta city still has the highest prevalence of malnutrition (W/A) , as compared to four other districts in the amount of 1.04 % (exceeding the target of the action plan for food and nutrition is < 1%). Objectives : To know the nutritional status of children (12-24 months) in terms of the history of exclusive breastfeeding and the incidence of infectious diseases at the Mergangsan health center in Yogyakarta. Methods: This research used quantitative descriptive method with cross sectional approach. Subjects were children aged 12-24 who months were recorded in four villages Kaparakan Integrated Health Centre (RW III , VII , IX , and XII) in Puskesmas Mergangsan, Yogyakarta. The sampling technique of this study used total sampling, the number of samples were 34 respondents. Data were collected by using a questionnaire. Results : Most children did not receive exclusive breastfeeding (55.9%). All of the children had infectious diseases (diarrhea, respiratory infection) in the last one month. Most of children had good nutrition (58.8%), and 86.7% children received exclusive breastfeeding. Meanwhile, 36.8% children did not. Most of children who had infectious diseases history were included in good nutritional status. Conclusion : Children who had a history of exclusive breastfeeding was 86.7%, while those who had not breastfeeding exclusively was 36.8%. Most of children with good nutritional status had experiences of infectious diseases (diarrhea, respiratory infection).

[关键词] exclusive breastfeeding;infectious disease;nutritional status;ASI eksklusif;penyakit infeksi;status gizi