The Food Consumpsion, Infectious Diseases, and Nutritional Status of Children Under Five Years Old Post-Treatment of Malnutrition.
Konsumsi Pangan, Penyakit Infeksi, dan Status Gizi Anak Balita Pasca Perawatan Gizi Buruk
Abstract
The research objective was to determine food consumption, infectious diseases, and nutritional status of children under five years old post-treatment of severe malnutrition. The cross-sectional study design was conducted in four subdistrics of Darmaga, Ciampea, Cibungbulang, and Leuwiliang. The number of 27 children were selected as a samples. The results showed that 88.9% and 77.8% of children consumed less than 70% energy and protein RDA. In the last three months, the most of children suffered from diarrhoea (55.6%) and ARI (59.3%). The duration of sick days for diarrhoea was ~3 days and ARI was ~7 days. There was 81.5% of samples still in severe malnutrition and only 18.5% of them shifted to the moderate malnutrition.
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