Asupan Vitamin A, Status Vitamin A, dan Status Gizi Anak SD di Kecamatan Leuwiliang, Kabupaten Bogor

Abstract

Growth in human life is influenced by various factors, one of them is nutrient intake. Nutrient intake still a problem that affects the quality of human resources. The objective of this research was to study the intake of vitamin A, vitamin A status, and nutritional status of primary school children in Leuwiliang Sub-District, Bogor Regency. There were 31 children grade 2 and 3 in SD Angsana I and II Cibeber Village selected by purposive sampling technique. The results showed that more than half of the children had medium sufficient levels of vitamin A (54.8 %) with mean value levels of vitamin A 112.3%. Generally, they had normal nutritional status (93.5%). More than half of children had low vitamin A status (58.1%) with mean value retinol serum is 10.7 μg/dl . The result also found that relationship between the level of adequacy of energy and protein with nutritional status of the children were not significant (p>0.05). The relationship between intake of vitamin A to vitamin A status also showed no significant relationship (p>0.05). It was presumably due to the presence of other factors (reserves of vitamin A in the liver). There was no significant relationship between vitamin A status and nutritional status (p>0.05). It was presumably due to the presence of other factors (food consumption, socio-economic and disease factors) affected nutritinal status.