DETERMINANT ANALYSIS OF SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING FOR 6-24 MONTH OLD CHILDREN OF MALNUTRITION STATUS IN KERAMASAN CLINIC

Abstract

Background : Malnutrition is a condition that happened because of the unfulfilled nutrition needs. Malnutrition could happen because the person has not enough amount of one or more certain nutrition for the body. One of effort which is done by the government for solving the malnutrition case is the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) for 6-24 months old children for poor family. But the case of the malnutrition in the clinic region for the last two years in 2010-2011 is increasing instead.

Method : This research is used the analytical method with the cross sectional approach. Sample of the research is 44 respondents which is chosen by incidental sampling technique. Respondents are interviewed by using questionnaire. Data analysis is done by univariate and bivariate  used chi square, fisher exact test, and Wilcoxon.

Result : The research result shows that knowledge (pvalue = 0,019) and attitude (pvalue=0,017) of the respondents, monitoring (p value = 0,042) and the support of health staffs (pvalue=0,040) are related significantly with the supplementary feeding, and supplementary feeding (pvalue = 0,0001) is related significantly with nutrition status. There is a difference nutrition status from before and after the supplementary feeding (pvalue = 0,0001), but around 70,5% of children are still having low nutrition status after the supplementary feeding.

Conclusion : There is a relationship between knowledge, attitudes, monitoring, and the support of health staffs, there is a correlation between the supplementary feeding with nutrition status. There is a difference nutrition status from before and after the supplementary feeding for 90 days. This research shows that nutrition status in keramasan clinic working region influenced by the supplementary feeding.

Keywords : Supplementary Food Program, Malnutrition, Public Health Centre, 6-24 month old children