Suplementasi Makanan Tambahan Tinggi Protein Hewani, Kalsium Dan Zinc Pada Anak Umur 6-24 Bulan Sebagai Upaya Peningkatan Panjang Badan Anak

Abstract

The results of the 2021 Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia that stunting prevalence in five-year-old children is 24.4%. Children who are stunted until the age of 5 years will be difficult to overcome so it will continue into adulthood and can increase the risk of offspring with low birth weight. Stunting will cause long-term impacts, namely impaired physical, mental, intellectual, and cognitive development. This research method used an experimental design by providing food in the form of 50,0 g of nuggets every day for 6 weeks as high supplements in animal protein, calcium,and zinc. The subjects of this research were children aged 6-24 months, the subjects were randomly assigned. The number of samples based on the calculation of the sample size was 30 children. The results showed that before the intervention was given to the treatment subjects, the average height was 79,6 ± 4,8 cm and after the treatment was given, the average height was 80,01±4,9 cm. Based on the results of the paired t-test there was a significant difference in height of 0,41 ± 0,26 cm (p = 0,000). For initial body weight or before being given treatment to the treatment subjects, there was an average body weight of 10,1 ± 1,5 kg and after being given treatment, the average body weight was 10,3±1,5 kg, there was no difference (p = 0,082) of body weight after being given supplementation. As a suggestion, it is necessary to develop a more varied form of food so that all age groups of infants and children can consume high supplements in animal protein, calcium and zinc.