Lontar : Journal of Community Health
Vol 4 No 3 (2022): September 2022

Determinants Analysis of Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women in the Stunting Locus Area of North Middle East District

Renty Alfany Zena Senduk (Universitas Nusa Cendana)
Intje Picauly (Universitas Nusa Cendana)
Enjelita M. Ndoen (Universitas Nusa Cendana)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Sep 2022

Abstract

The nutritional status of pregnant women greatly affects the growth of the fetus is conceived. Pregnant women will give birth to a healthy baby at full term with a normal weight if they have good nutritional status before and during pregnancy. However, the nutritional status of pregnant women in the North Middle East District stunting locus is still not good. This study aimed to determine the effects of income levels, education levels, consumption patterns of pregnant women, and personal hygiene on the nutritional status of pregnant women in the North Middle East Regency stunting locus. This type of research is a quantitative study using a cross-sectional design. The sample consists of 45 pregnant women with a total sampling technique. The data analysis was performed using univariate and bivariate analysis with the chi-square test. The results showed that factors moreover influenced the nutritional status of pregnant women were the consumption pattern of pregnant women (p-value= 0,015), and personal hygiene (p-value= 0,023), while the factors that did not affect were income level (p-value= 0,931) and education level (p-value= 0,365). Lastly, pregnant women are expected to pay more attention to nutritional status and consumption patterns by consuming balanced nutritious foods and maintaining personal hygiene during pregnancy to prevent the occurrence of malnutrition status in mother's pregnancy.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

LJCH

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health Social Sciences

Description

Lontar Journal of Community Health is a double-blind peer-reviewed national journal that focused on public health practices related to preventive and promotive efforts that aimed to enhance the degree of public health through the results of its scientific application. The frequency is quarterly from ...