PERBANDINGAN STATUS GIZI BALITA BERDASARKAN INDEXS ANTROPOMETRI BB/ U DAN BB/TB PADA POSYANDU DI WILAYAH BINAAN POLTEKKES SURAKARTA

           

Siti Handayani, Sri Yatmihatun, Hartono

Kementerian Kesehatan Politeknik Kesehatan Surakarta Jurusan Keperawatan

Abstract: Nutritional status, anthropometry index BB / U and BB / TB, IHC. The purpose of this research was to determine the differences in nutritional status of children were assessed with anthropometric indices BB / U and the index weight / height. Type of research is a descriptive cross sectional survey method (cross-sectional). The population of this study was overall a toddler in IHC in the Surakarta Health Polytechnic with a large target sample of 121 children under five posyandu corresponding two criteria. Statistical tests in this study using t-test. The results of this study indicate there is no difference in the nutritional status of children using the index W / A index weight / height ρ value of 0.000. Differences were also seen in the prevalence of malnutrition and poor staus, where poor nutrition and lack of higher index of BB / U than the index weight / height. The prevalence of malnutrition / poor found in the age group 13-60 months.
 
Keywords: Nutritional Status, Anthropometry Index BW / U and BB / TB, IHC