The Differences of Nutritional Status of Children Living in Riverbank and in Mainland of Pedamaran I District of Ogan Komering Ilir Regency

Abstract

In the district of Pedamaran were still found toddlers with stunted growth. This study aimed to find out the differences in the nutritional status of children under five living in the River Bank called Daerah Aliran Sungai in the Mainland Areas of Pedamaran Village I, Pedamaran District, Ogan Komering Ilir Regency. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 63 toddlers with a simple random sampling technique. The study result showed that the percentage of toddlers with a history of diarrhea disease living in river bank was (51.5%), and that of acute respiratory infection (ARI)was (43.3%). While the proportion of children under five having a history of helminthiasis differs between those living in river bank and the mainland was (p = 0.009 <0.05). The number of toddlers who had a history of helminthiasis was higher in river bank (42.4%) than those living on the mainland (10.0%). The number of children under five was 84.1 percent having good nutritional status, 3.2% less dietary status, and 12.7% poor dietary status. There was a difference in the nutritional quality of children under five living in river bank and in mainland areas in which the results of the chi-square test showed the p-value was 0.001.