Mother’s Knowledge and Attitudes about KADARZI with Toddler Nutritional Status

Abstract

Housewives’ knowledge about KADARZI is essential to improving the nutritional status of toddlers aged 1–5. Toddlers at that age are especially vulnerable to nutritional issues like malnutrition. The purpose of this study was to see the relationship between mothers’ knowledge and attitudes about nutritionally conscious families KADARZI and the nutritional status of toddlers. This study used an analytical survey research design with a cross-sectional approach. Sampling using purposive sampling techniques in 103 respondents of children under five aged 1-5 years. Data collection using questionnaires is followed by data analysis using chi-square tests. Data collection using questionnaires with data analysis using chi-square tests. The results obtained that of the 103 respondents of housewives who have toddlers, 64 of them predominantly have knowledge of good KADARZI with good nutritional status totaling 63 people (98.4%) and poor nutritional status totaling very few only 1 person (1.6%). Furthermore, after conducting statistical tests with bivariate analysis, a p-value of 0.001 was obtained, which showed a p-value of 0.001 < α (0.05), which means that there is a relationship between knowledge about KADARZI and nutritional status in toddlers. Then, the relationship between attitudes about KADARZI and the nutritional status of toddlers with a total of 103 respondents among housewives was obtained from 73 respondents, among whom predominantly had a positive attitude about (KADARZI) with good nutritional status in toddlers totaling 62 people (84.9%) and malnutrition status totaling 11 people (15.1%). After conducting statistical tests with bivariate analysis, a p-value of 0.002 < α (0.05) was obtained, so it can be concluded that there is a relationship between attitudes about (KADARZI) and nutritional status in toddlers.