Pola Asuh Makan Dan Kesehatan Pada Rumah Tangga Yang Tahan Dan Tidak Tahan Pangan Serta Kaitannya Dengan Status Gizi Anak Balita Di Kabupaten Banjarnegara, Provinsi Jawa Tengah

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the impacts of parenting practices (feeding and home health practices) on underfive children’s nutritional status in different level of household food security. The study design was a cross-sectional study. The locations were purposively selected at the rural food insecure area in Banjarnegara (Kecamatan Pejawaran and Kecamatan Punggelan). Total samples of the study were 300 children and their families. Data on parenting practices were collected through personal interviews used questionnaire and nutritional status was calculated by using WHO-NCHS z-score. The study showed that 37.3 percent of households were categorized as very food-insecure, while 31.7 percent and 31.0 percent categorized as food-insecure and food-secure, respectively. The average scores of feeding and home health practices among samples were categorized as low (49.0%) and middle (73.1%) respectively, and children of group very food-insecure had the lowest score of parenting practices. There was a significantly difference among the groups in the scores of sample’s feeding practices. The study showed that about 86 percent of children were categorized as normal (BB/TB indicator), but there were 11.6 percent categorized as wasting, while 32.0 percent and 54.3 percent categorized as underweight and stunting, respectively. Statistical analyses showed significant difference in term of nutritional status. There was a significant correlation between child’s nutritional status (BB/U and TB/U) and home health practices, and between child’s nutritional status (BB/U, TB/U and BB/TB) and household food security. The study showed that child’s nutritional status (TB/U) was influenced by feeding practices, home health practices, household food security and father’s occupation.