The role of family’s socio-economic status at stunting adolescences food intake in second growth spurt
1 Department of Public Health, Dian Nuswantoro University, Semarang, Indonesia.
2 Department of Environmental Health, Dian Nuswantoro University, Semarang, Indonesia.
Research Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2018, 05(02), 048–052
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2018.5.2.0113
Publication history:
Received on 08 October 2018; revised on 24 October 2018; accepted on 29 October 2018
Abstract:
Stunting is a chronic nutritional problem in various developing countries, including Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to analyze the socioeconomic role of families on macro and micro nutrient intake in adolescent stunting. This research is a quantitative study with cross sectional design on 52 adolescent stunting. Enforcement of a stunting diagnosis using WHO's anthroplus software. The data used are age, gender, and height with the results of Z score TB / U. Data analysis uses SPSS with chi-square test. The results of the descriptive analysis showed that the proportion of male stunting (46.2%) and female (53.8%) was almost the same. They consumed fat (44.2%) and protein (59.6%) excess but carbohydrate deficit (40.4%). While the amount of micronutrient intake is actually a deficit of both vitamin A (57.7%), Fe (92.3%), and Zn (86.5%). Parental education and work were not related to macronutrients and micronutrient adolescent intake of stunting (p> 0.05). The result of cross tabulation, the stunting of adolescents in socioeconomic status is not really getting good macro intake (60.7%). As for micro intake, at high socioeconomic status, less intake (79.2%). Parents pay more attention to the quality of adolescent food intake to maximize growth potential at the second growth acceleration.
Keywords:
Stunting; Adolescents; Second growth spurt; Intake food; Family's socio economy status
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