Description of the Nutritional Status of Children Aged 3-5 Years in Dharma Wanita Kindergarten Bandar Lor Kediri

Abstract

Toddler period is a time to determine the growth of toddlers running normally or not. Optimization of growth and development in toddler is usually associated with nutritional problems in toddler. Based on Riskesdas 2013 indicated, nationally, the prevalence of weight-less in 2013 was 19.6% where 5.7% malnutrition and 13.9% less nutrition. Less nutrition causes physical impairment growth, intelligence and productivity as they mature, thus requiring serious attention from parents as it can cause irreversible damage. This study aims to describe the nutritional status of children aged 3-5 years in  Dharma Wanita Kindergarten Bandar Lor Kediri. The design of this research is descriptive with crossectional approach. Population of all children aged 3-5 years in Dharma Wanita Kindergarten Bandar Lor. Sampling technique used total sampling, so the samples obtained as many as 48 children. The research variables are nutritional status of children aged 3-5 years. Data collection uses observation sheets, height and weight measurements. Data processing with editing, coding, scoring, tabulating. Data analyzed using percentage. Based on the results of the research, it is found that the nutritional status of children aged 3-5 years in Dharma Wanita  Kindergarten 2016 based on BB/TB index, that most of them are normal category that is 47 (97.92%). Nutritional status of children aged 3-5 years  based on the index of TB/U, that most of the children including the normal category that is as many as 37 (77.08%). The nutritional status of children aged 3-5 years based on index BB/U, that all children including good nutrition category that is as much as 48 (100%). From the research can be concluded that most of the children aged 3-5 years  have good nutritional status. Therefore, nutritional intake to children aged 3-5 years should be considered the nutritional value, and more attention to factors - factors that affect nutritional status in toddlers.