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PERBEDAAN STATUS GIZI PADA ANAK PRA SEKOLAH
BERDASARKAN PENGETAHUAN IBU TENTANG
GIZIDAN POLA MAKAN DI WILAYAH KERJA
PUSKESMAS MUARA DELANG
KABUPATEN MERANGIN
Ulvi Sari* Iswanto, S.Gz, MPH, RD**Iin Indrawati, SKM, M.Kes ***
ABSTRAK
Masa prasekolah merupakan fase terpenting dalam membangun fondasi
pertumbuhan dan perkembangan manusia. Salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi
tumbuh kembang adalah status gizi pada masa balita. Anak usia prasekolah
termasuk golongan rawan gizi. Menurut laporan Food and Agriculture
Organization jumlah penduduk yang menderita kekurangan gizi di dunia mencapai
768 juta orang pada 2020. Data Studi Status Gizi Indonesia (SSGI) (202)1 angka
stunting secara nasional 24,4 persen. Data RISKESDAS (2018) prevalensi stunting
balita di Provinsi Jambi masih mencapai 30,1 %. Penelitian ini merupakan
penelitian kuantitatif yang dilakukan untuk mengetahui perbedaan status gizi pada
anak pra sekolah berdasarkan pengetahuan ibu tentang gizi dan pola makan di
wilayah kerja Puskesmas Muara Delang Kabupaten Merangin. Desain penelitian
yang digunakan adalah Cross Sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian berjumlah 350
orang sedangkan sampel berjumlah 43 responden dengan teknik pengambilan
sampel purposive sampling. Teknik analisis data yang akan digunakan yaitu uji
Fisher exaxttest dengan standar alpa () 0,05. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diketahui
bahwa Dari 43 responden 35 responden (81,4%) memiliki pengetahuan baik, 34
responden (79,1%) memiliki pola makan baik, 35 responden (81,4%) memiliki
status gizi baik. ada perbedaan pengetahuan ibu tentang gizi (P-value: 0,000) dan
pola makan (P-value: 0,000) dengan status gizi pada anak prasekolah di Wilayah
Kerja Puskesmas Muara Delang Kabupaten Merangin). Diharapkan pihak
puskesmas muara delang untuk dapat rutin melakukan pemberian vitamin kepada
anak balita untuk mencukupi kebutuhan gizinya.
Kata Kunci :Pengetahuan Ibu, Pola Makan, Status Gizi

DIFFERENCES IN NUTRITION STATUS IN PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN
BASED ON MOM'S KNOWLEDGE OF NUTRITIONAND EATING
PATTERNS IN THE WORK AREA PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER
MUARA DELANG MERANGIN DISTRICT
Ulvi Sari
ABSTRACT
Preschool is the most important phase in building the foundation of human growth
and development. One of the factors that influence growth and development is the
nutritional status of toddlers. Preschool age children are classified as vulnerable
to nutrition. According to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization, the
number of people suffering from malnutrition in the world reached 768 million
people in 2020. Data from the Indonesian Nutrition Status Study (SSGI) (202)1 the
national stunting rate is 24.4 percent. RISKESDAS data (2018) the prevalence of
stunting under five in Jambi Province still reaches 30.1%. This study is a
quantitative study conducted to determine differences in the nutritional status of
pre-school children based on mother's knowledge of nutrition and eating patterns
in the working area of the Muara Delang Health Center, Merangin Regency. The
research design used is Cross Sectional. The population in the study amounted to
350 people while the sample amounted to 43 respondents with purposive sampling
technique. The data analysis technique that will be used is the Fisher exaxttest test
with a standard alpha () of 0.05. Based on the results of the study, it was found
that from 43 respondents 35 respondents (81.4%) had good knowledge, 34
respondents (79.1%) had a good diet, 35 respondents (81.4%) had good nutritional
status. there is a relationship between mother's knowledge about nutrition (P-value:
0.000) and diet (P-value: 0.000) with nutritional status of preschool children in the
Muara Delang Health Center Work Area, Merangin Regency). It is hoped that the
Muara Delang Health Center will be able to routinely provide vitamins to children
under five to meet their nutritional needs.
Keywords: Diet, Mother's Knowledge, Nutritional Status