The relation between “Picky Eating” behavior and nutritional status of pre-school children
Authors: Angraini Dian Isti , Arisandi Rizki , Rosa Emantis , Zuraida Reni 
Published: March 2022

<div id="contentsContainer" class="style-scope qowt-page"><div id="contents" class="style-scope qowt-page"><p id="E129" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-4"><strong><span id="E130" class="qowt-font2-Arial">ABSTRAK </span></strong></p><p id="E131" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-5"><span id="E132" class="qowt-font2-Arial"><strong>Latar Belakang:</strong> </span><span id="E133" class="qowt-font2-Arial">Picky eating</span><span id="E134" class="qowt-font2-Arial"> dicirikan sebagai penolakan terhadap jenis makanan tertentu. Perilaku makan ini berpotensi menyebabkan masalah pada status gizi karena asupan makan yang tidak adekuat. Status gizi yang bermasalah ini dapat menyebabkan berbagai gangguan, kekurangan gizi menyebabkan perkembangan fisik dan mental tertunda, menurunkan kapasitas intelektual dan meningkatkan kerentanan terhadap penyakit, sedangkan kelebihan nutrisi meningkatkan kerentanan terhadap penyakit metabolik dan kardiovaskular. </span></p><p id="E135" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-6"><span id="E136" class="qowt-font2-Arial"><strong>Tujuan:</strong> </span><span id="E137" class="qowt-font2-Arial">Menentukan prevalensi </span><span id="E138" class="qowt-font2-Arial">picky eating</span><span id="E139" class="qowt-font2-Arial"> dan hubungan </span><span id="E140" class="qowt-font2-Arial">picky eating</span><span id="E141" class="qowt-font2-Arial"> dengan status gizi anak prasekolah di Kecamatan Rajabasa </span><span id="E142" class="qowt-font2-Arial">Bandar Lampung</span><span id="E143" class="qowt-font2-Arial">.</span></p><p id="E145" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-6"><strong><span id="E146" class="qowt-font2-Arial">Metode: </span></strong><span id="E147" class="qowt-font2-Arial">Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan pendekatan </span><span id="E148" class="qowt-font2-Arial">cross- sectional.</span><span id="E149" class="qowt-font2-Arial"> Sampel terdiri atas 160 anak prasekolah berusia 36-72 tahun (3-6 tahun) pada PAUD di Kecamatan Rajabasa </span><span id="E150" class="qowt-font2-Arial">Bandar Lampung</span><span id="E151" class="qowt-font2-Arial">. Sampel diambil menggunakan metode </span><span id="E152" class="qowt-font2-Arial">Multistage Random Sampling</span><span id="E153" class="qowt-font2-Arial"> dan dianalisis menggunakan uji </span><span id="E154" class="qowt-font2-Arial">Chi Square.</span></p><p id="E155" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-7"><strong><span id="E156" class="qowt-font2-Arial">Hasil: </span></strong><span id="E157" class="qowt-font2-Arial">Sebanyak 100 anak (62,5%) teridentifikasi sebagai picky eater. Sebanyak 21 anak (13,1%) memiliki status gizi kurus berdasarkan IMT/U, 118 anak (73,8%) normal, dan 21 anak (13,1%) tergolong gemuk. Secara statistik, tidak ada hubungan antara perilaku makan picky eating dengan status gizi anak prasekolah dengan nilai p = 0,914.</span></p><p id="E159" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-8"><span id="E160" class="qowt-font2-Arial"><strong>Kesimpulan:</strong> </span><span id="E161" class="qowt-font2-Arial">Prevalensi picky eating sebesar 62,5% dan tidak ada hubungan antara picky eating dengan gizi anak prasekolah di Kecamatan Rajabasa Bandar Lampung.</span></p><p id="E163" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-9"><span id="E164"><br /></span></p><p id="E165" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-9"><strong><span id="E166" class="qowt-font2-Arial">KATA KUNCI</span></strong><span id="E167" class="qowt-font2-Arial"><strong>:</strong> </span><span id="E168" class="qowt-font2-Arial">picky eating</span><span id="E169" class="qowt-font2-Arial">;</span><span id="E170" class="qowt-font2-Arial"> prasekolah</span><span id="E171" class="qowt-font2-Arial">;</span><span id="E172" class="qowt-font2-Arial"> status gizi</span></p><p id="E174" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-9"> </p></div></div><div id="contentsContainer" class="style-scope qowt-page"><div id="contents" class="style-scope qowt-page"><p id="E182" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-4"><strong><span id="E183" class="qowt-font2-Arial">ABSTRACT</span></strong></p><p id="E184" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-5"><strong><span id="E185" class="qowt-font2-Arial">Background: </span></strong><span id="E186" class="qowt-font2-Arial">Picky eating is characterized by the refusal of a certain type of food. This eating behavior potentially causes a nutritional status problem because of inadequate intake of food. This nutritional status can lead to many problems, undernutrition causes delayed mental and physical development, decrease intellectual capacity, and higher susceptibility to disease, while overnutrition increases the susceptibility of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases.</span></p><p id="E187" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-6"><span id="E188" class="qowt-font2-Arial"><strong>Objectives:</strong> </span><span id="E189" class="qowt-font2-Arial">This study aims to determine the prevalence of picky eating and the relation of picky eating </span><span id="E190" class="qowt-font2-Arial">behavior</span><span id="E191" class="qowt-font2-Arial"> and nutritional status of pre-school children in Rajabasa Bandar Lampung.</span></p><p id="E193" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-5"><strong><span id="E194" class="qowt-font2-Arial">Methods: </span></strong><span id="E195" class="qowt-font2-Arial">This study uses a quantitative method with a cross-sectional approach. The sample consisted of 160 pre-school children aged 36-72 months (3-6 years) in kindergartens located in the Rajabasa subdistrict, Bandar Lampung. Sampling was done by multistage random sampling and the data were analyzed by chi-square test.</span></p><p id="E196" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-5"><strong><span id="E197" class="qowt-font2-Arial">Results: </span></strong><span id="E198" class="qowt-font2-Arial">As many as 100 preschool children (62</span><span id="E199" class="qowt-font2-Arial">.</span><span id="E200" class="qowt-font2-Arial">5%) were identified as picky eaters. A total of 21 children (13</span><span id="E201" class="qowt-font2-Arial">.</span><span id="E202" class="qowt-font2-Arial">1%) were classified as thin by BMI/Age nutritional status, 118 children (73,8%) were normal, and 21 children (13</span><span id="E203" class="qowt-font2-Arial">.</span><span id="E204" class="qowt-font2-Arial">1%) were overweight. Statistically, picky eating behavior is not related to the nutritional status of preschool children with a p-value = 0</span><span id="E205" class="qowt-font2-Arial">.</span><span id="E206" class="qowt-font2-Arial">914.</span></p><p id="E207" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-5"><span id="E208" class="qowt-font2-Arial"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> </span><span id="E209" class="qowt-font2-Arial">The prevalence of picky eating is 62</span><span id="E210" class="qowt-font2-Arial">.</span><span id="E211" class="qowt-font2-Arial">5% and there is no relation between picky eating </span><span id="E212" class="qowt-font2-Arial">behavior</span><span id="E213" class="qowt-font2-Arial"> and the nutritional status of pre-school children in Rajabasa Bandar Lampung. </span></p><p id="E214" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-5"><span id="E215"><br /></span></p><p id="E216" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-9"><strong><span id="E217" class="qowt-font2-Arial">KEYWORDS:</span><span id="E218" class="qowt-font2-Arial"> </span></strong><span id="E219" class="qowt-font2-Arial">nutritional status; </span><span id="E220" class="qowt-font2-Arial">picky eating</span><span id="E221" class="qowt-font2-Arial">;</span><span id="E222" class="qowt-font2-Arial"> preschool</span></p></div></div>