Analisis Hubungan Penerapan Pola Hidup Keluarga Sadar Gizi dengan Status Gizi Balita di Wilayah Puskesmas Salewangeng Kabupaten Wajo

The nutritional status of toddlers is closely related to child growth,
therefore it needs a measure/tool to determine the presence of early malnutrition,
monitoring the healing of malnutrition and the effectiveness of a prevention
program. Since 2015, monitoring the weight of children under five has been
carried out in almost all villages in Indonesia through posyandu.
This study aims to analyze the relationship between the application of a
nutrition-conscious family lifestyle and the nutritional status of toddlers in the
Salewangeng Health Center area of Wajo Regency in 2022. This study used
quantitative research with a cross sectional study approach, by taking a sample of
40 toddlers who were in the Salewangeng Health Center area of Wajo Regency.
Data were analyzed using the Chi Square test and continued with Logistic
Regression analysis.
The results showed that there was a relationship between regular
weighing, consumption of a variety of foods, exclusive breastfeeding, consumption
of iodized salt, and consumption of vitamin A with the nutritional status of
toddlers in the Salewangeng Health Center area of Wajo Regency in 2022, it is
recommended that the need for socialization to mothers who have toddlers in
order to weigh their toddlers regularly.
Keywords: Implementation of Family Nutrition Awareness and nutritional status