Consumption pattern and hope food pattern in Salahutu District, Maluku Tengah Regency

Abstract

This study aims to analyze food consumption patterns, the hope food patterns, and the factors that influence household food consumption patterns. The research was located in Suli and Liang Villages, Central Maluku Regency. The location was determined purposively based on the 2017 Central Maluku Regency Food Security and Vulnerability Atlas (FSVA) results included in Priority 1 and 2 as Food Vulnerable Areas. The research sample was determined by simple random sampling using the Slovin formula with a total sample size of 87 households, 44 (Suli Village) and 43 (Liang Village). The research data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. The results showed that the pattern of household food consumption in the two villages was lower than the ideal weight of food consumption, namely 870 g/capita/day, respectively 783.83 (Liang Village) and 709.81 (Suli Village). The score of the hope food pattern in Liang Village is 75, and Suli Village is 76.9. Analysis of the factors that influence household food consumption patterns in the two villages with a coefficient of determination of 51.56 (Liang Village) and 59.19 (Suli Village). The results of the t-test show that the factors that influence the pattern of household food consumption in Liang Village include income (X 1), the number of family members (X 2), and the education of housewife (X 4), while the factors that influence food consumption patterns Households in Suli Village include income (X 1), age of the housewife (X 3) and education of housewife (X 4).