Gambaran Status Gizi Balita Berdasarkan Antropometri Di Desa Blang Naleung Mameh Kecamatan Muara Satu Kota Lhokseumawe Tahun 2023

Abstract

Nutritional status is a measure of success in fulfilling nutrition for children which is indicated based on the child's weight and height which is then recorded as health status. Blang Naleung Mameh Village has the highest number of nutritional status problems compared to other villages in the Muara Satu Subdistrict, data on toddlers aged 12-59 months in 2021 shows that there were 17 cases of toddlers experiencing malnutrition, 23 cases of toddlers experiencing malnutrition, 21 cases of toddlers experiencing risk of excess nutrition, and 5 cases of toddlers experiencing excess nutrition. The study was conducted to describe the nutritional status of under-fives based on anthropometry in Blang Naleung Mameh Village, Muara Satu District, and to identify children who are at risk of failing to thrive without waiting for the child to suffer from nutritional problems. This research uses an observational method and descriptive with a quantitative approach. The research was conducted by measuring weight and length/height. The sample for this study was toddlers aged 12-59 months in Blang Naleung Mameh Village, Muara Satu District, Lhokseumawe City, with a total of 61 toddlers. The results of this study majority of the nutritional status of children under five were based on the BB/U index, namely normal weight, namely 43 toddlers (70.5%), based on the PB/U index namely normal height, namely 36 toddlers (59,0%) and based on the BB/PB or BB/TB index, it was found that the majority of toddlers had good nutritional status, namely 56 toddlers (91.8%).