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Dietary diversity, dietary patterns and dietary intake are associated with Stunted Chidlren in Jeneponto District, Indonesia
Hasan Basri (1) Veni Hadju (2), Andi Zulkifli (3), Aminuddin Syam (2)
1 Doctoral student in Nutrition Science, School of Publlic Health, Hasanuddin University,Makassar.
2 Departement of Nutrition Science, School of Publlic Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar.
3 Departement of Epidemiology, School of Publlic Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar.
Abstract
Background
The most influence of occurrence children stunted are those related to food, both in terms of quantity and quality. The good food was having food diverse and fulfills adequate nutrition according to age and sex of the child. The aim of this study is seeing of the relationship between dietary diversity, dietary pattern and dieatry intake for children stunted.
Method
This study is a follow up of the previous study of nutrition interventions in children, where the total sample size chidlren was 340 measured the dietary intake with 24-hour recall. the dietary diversity and dietary patterns was measured by the FFQ (Food Frequency Questioner) form for children. Stunted was defined as <-2 height for age z score, calculated by WHO anthro 2005. The data was using the chi-square test and independent t-test by the SPSS 25 application.
Results
The results showed that a lack of energy intake associated with children stunted was 132 (44.9%) (p = 0.050), and the same was true for children lacked fat intake was 125 (45.6%) (p <0.050). The dietary diversity was measured based number of types of food consumption, there is a relationship with stunted at a mean value of 7.510.87 (p <0.050). As for the dietary pattern was measured based the level adequacy of childrens food frequency, there is a relationship between insufficient of consumption nuts and stunted (p = 0.019) and foods containing sugar (p = 0.050) also, namely 135 (45.3%) and 103 (43.8%).
Conclusion
Stunted children under 5 years of age is related to childrens diet, not only in terms of food quantity like dietary pattern but also in terms of quality like providing a variety of foods. Accordingly, the amount of childrens dietary intake can be fulfilled according to the adequate of recommended nutrition.
Keywords: Diversity, Pattern, Food, Stunted
Topic: Maternal, neonatal, and child health
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