Deteksi Pertumbuhan Bagi Siswa di TK ‘Aisyiyah Batik Pekajangan Kedungwuni Pekalongan

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1120-1127
Author(s):  
Neti Mustikawati ◽  
Dian Kartikasari
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Direct Detection ◽  
Growth Monitoring ◽  
Upper Arm ◽  
Normal Category ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children

AbstractThe nutritional status of children is one of the important indicators in assessing the health status of children. Assessment of the nutritional status of children is done by monitoring the growth of children. Growth monitoring can be carried out by measuring weight (BB), body length (PB) for children under 24 months of age or height (TB) for children aged 24 months and over, and measuring head circumference (LK), added to the measurement of the upper arm circumference (LLA/LILA). Growth monitoring is carried out every 3 months for children aged 0 to 24 months, and every 6 months for children aged 30 to 72 months. TK ‘Aisyiyah Batik Pekajangan is an early childhood education school (PAUD) which has a total number of students around 71 children. The school has carried out weighing and measuring height and measuring the circumference of the child's upper arm at the end of each semester (6 months) which are carried out independently by the teacher. The school also has equipment facilities in the form of weight scales and height measurements as well as measuring tapes. However, what has been done is limited to measurements that are documented in a reporting record. This monitoring was not followed up with conclusions from the measurement results to determine the nutritional status of children, because the assistance provided by health workers from the health centers was not optimal. The purpose of this community service activity is to identify the nutritional status of children. The community service method is carried out by direct detection through the measurement of BB, TB, LK, and LILA. This activity was carried out for 2 days and was attended by 59 children. The results of the activity showed that most of the children (78%) were in the category of good nutritional status, 10% were undernourished, 7% were obese, and 5% were overnourished. LILA data obtained 100% of children in the normal category and for LK data it was found that most (90%) children were in the normal category and 10% of children were microcephaly. There is still a need for a re-assessment to ensure the child's condition and follow-up in the form of collaboration between the school, parents, and also related health facilities to carry out management for children who are still experiencing problems in growth.Keywords: growth detection, nutritional status,kindergartner AbstrakStatus gizi anak merupakan salah satu indikator penting dalam penilaian status kesehatan anak. Penilaian status gizi anak dilakukan dengan cara memantau pertumbuhan anak. Pemantauan pertumbuhan dapat dilakukan dengan cara melakukan pengukuran berat badan (BB), panjang badan (PB) bagi anak usia di bawah 24 bulan atau tinggi badan (TB) bagi anak usia 24 bulan keatas, dan pengukuran lingkar kepala (LK) serta bisa pula ditambahkan dengan pengukuranl ingkar lengan atas (LLA/LILA). Pemantuan pertumbuhan dilakukan setiap 3 bulan sekali bagi anak yang berusia 0 sampai 24 bulan, dan setiap 6 bulan sekali bagi anak yang berusia 30 sampai 72 bulan. TK ‘Aisyiyah Batik Pekajangan merupakan sebuah sekolah pendidikan anak usia dini (PAUD) yang memiliki jumlah total siswa 71 anak. Selama ini pihak sekolah sudah melakukan penimbangan berat badan dan pengukuran tinggi badan serta pengukuran lingkar lenganatas anak pada setiap akhir semester (6 bulan) yang dilakukan secara mandiri oleh guru. Sekolah juga telah memiliki fasilitas alat berupa timbangan berat badan dan pengukur tinggi badan serta pita ukur. Namun yang dilakukan baru sebatas pengukuran saja yang didokumentasikan dalam sebuah catatan pelaporan. Pemantauan ini tidak ditindak lanjuti dengan kesimpulan dari hasil pengukuran untuk menentukan status gizi anak, karena belum optimalnya pendampingan yang dilakukan oleh petugas kesehatan dari pihak Puskesmas terkait. Tujuan dari kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi status gizianak. Metode pengabdian masyarakat dilakukan dengan deteksi secara langsung melalui kegiatan pengukuran BB, TB, LK, dan LILA. Kegiatan ini dilakukan selama 2 hari dan diikuti oleh 59 anak. Hasil kegiatan didapatkan data bahwa sebagian besar (78%) anak termasuk dalam kategori status gizi baik, 10% anak gizi kurang, 7% anak obesitas, dan 5% gizi lebih. Data LILA didapatkan 100% anak dalam kategori normal dan untuk data LK didapatkan bahwa sebagian besar (90%) anak masuk dalam kategori normal dan 10% anak microcephaly. Masih diperlukan adanya assessment ulang untuk memastikan kondisi anak dan tindak lanjut berupa kerjasama antara pihak sekolah, orang tua, dan juga fasilitas Kesehatan terkait guna melakukan tata laksana bagi anak-anak yang masih mengalami masalah dalam pertumbuhan.Kata kunci: deteksi pertumbuhan, status gizi, anak TK

scholarly journals Key Informants’ Perceptions on the Implementation of a National Program for Improving Nutritional Status of Children in Iran

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delaram Ghodsi ◽  
Nasrin Omidvar ◽  
Arash Rashidian ◽  
Hossein Raghfar ◽  
Hassan Eini-Zinab ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Key Informants ◽  
Tailored Implementation ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children ◽  
Access To Food ◽  
Study Participants

Introduction: Childhood malnutrition is a major public health issue. Multidisciplinary approach for Improvement of Nutritional Status of Children in Iran was implemented in order to reduce malnutrition among children. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the implementation aspect of the program and to explore key informants’ perceptions and experience regarding the factors affected its implementation. Methods: Data were collected through the review of secondary data and semistructured interviews at national, province, and local levels. Four layers of key informants were selected purposefully for interviewing, including policymakers, senior nutrition officers, head of Hygiene, Remedy and Insurance Affairs in Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation, and community health workers. Qualitative content analysis was carried out based on Supporting the Use of Research Evidence framework and Tailored Implementation for Chronic Diseases’ checklist to interpret the viewpoints of the study participants. Results: Results showed that the program had successes in improving mother’s knowledge on health, nutrition, and child care through health system and increased families’ access to food, but there were some aspects that affected program’s implementation. Some of these factors are the lack of clarity in the program’s protocol and indicators, human shortage and inadequate financial resources, poor facilities, inattention to staff motivation, insufficient commitment among different sections, poor communication and supervision among different executive sections, and program protocols designing regardless of practical condition. Conclusion: Based on the results, top-down approach in policymaking and inadequate financial and human resources were responsible for most of the challenges encountered in the implementation.

A Study on Under Five Nutritional Status and its Determinants in a Semi-Rural Community of Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.O. Ojofeitimi ◽  
O.O. Owolabi ◽  
A. Aderonmu ◽  
A.O. Esimai ◽  
S.O.H. Olasanmi
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Protein Energy Malnutrition ◽  
Growth Monitoring ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Protein Energy ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children

Ten variables were assessed as they influence the under five (U5) nutritional status of children at Oranfe, a semi-rural community in Ife East Local Government Area of Osun state, Nigeria. The two types of protein energy malnutrition (PEM) that are prevalent in the community are stunting and wasting. Of the 230 children assessed using Waterlow's technique, 23% and 22.6% were stunted and wasted respectively. The results confirmed that mothers' educational level, age, parity, types of family and children's immunization status and age are some of the key determinants of nutritional status of U5 children. The intensification of exclusive breast feeding, female education, a compulsory food demonstration unit in all health centres, use of complementary feeds from 7 months upwards, growth monitoring and promotion are some of the strategies to reduce the high prevalence of PEM in both rural and urban areas of developing countries.

scholarly journals MOTIVASI KADER DAN KELENGKAPAN PENGISIAN KARTU MENUJU SEHAT BALITA DI KABUPATEN KUDUS

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ika Tristanti ◽  
Indah Risnawati
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
World Health ◽  
Severe Malnutrition ◽  
Growth Disorders ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children ◽  
Poor Nutrition

AbstrakBadan kesehatan dunia (WHO, 2011) memperkirakan bahwa 54% kematian anak disebabkan oleh keadaan gizi yang buruk. Di Indonesia, saat ini tercatat 4,5% dari 22 juta balita atau 900 ribu balita di Indonesia mengalami gizi kurang atau gizi buruk dan mengakibatkan lebih dari 80% kematian anak (Kemenkes,2012). Status gizi balita di Jawa Tengah tahun 2012 menunjukkan status gizi kurang sebesar 4,88% dan gizi buruk sebesar 0,06% (Dinkes Provinsi Jawa Tengah, 2012). Kabupaten Kudus tahun 2013 terdapat 3,74% balita menderita gizi kurang dan 0,76% gizi buruk. Penggunaan Kartu Menuju Sehat(KMS) untuk memantau pertumbuhan balita sangat efektif dan bermanfaat untuk mendeteksi adanya gangguan pertumbuhan seperti gizi kurang ataupun gizi buruk. Pengisian KMS dilakukan oleh kader kesehatan. Hasil survei pendahuluan dengan wawancara yang mendalam kepada 10 kader posyandu pada bulan Desember 2016 di Kabupaten Kudus, diperoleh 4 kader (40%) lengkap dalam pengisian KMS dan 6 kader (60%) tidak lengkap dalam pengisian KMS. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh motivasi kader terhadap kelengkapan pengisian Kartu Menuju Sehat di Kabupaten Kudus. Jenis penelitian adalah observasional analitik dengan rancangan cross sectional. Tempat penelitian ini di Posyandu Kabupaten Kudus pada bulan Januari 2017. Populasi dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 39 kader yang bertugas mengisi KMS. Teknik pengambilan sampel dengan accidental sampling.Selanjutnya data yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan uji univariat dan bivariat dengan menggunakan SPSS versi 20. Hasil penelitian ini adalah ada pengaruh motivasi kader dengan kelengkapan pengisian Kartu Menuju Sehat. Hendaknya kader kesehatan lebih diberikan kesempatan untuk mengikuti pelatihan tentang posyandu dan pengisian KMS. Selain itu, insentif yang diberikan kepada kader lebih ditingkatkan lagi. Kata kunci : Motivasi, Kader,Kartu Menuju Sehat AbstractThe World Health Organization (WHO, 2011) estimates that 54% of child deaths are caused by poor nutritional status. In Indonesia, there are 4.5% from 22 million children less than 5 years or 900 thousand children less than 5 years in Indonesia suffered malnutrition or poor nutrition, and there are resulted more than 80% from childhood deaths (MoH, 2012). Nutritional status of children in Central Java in 2012 showed that malnutrition status is 4.88% and malnutrition is 0.06%  (Central Java Provincial Health Office, 2012). Kudus Regency in 2013 has 3.74% toodler under five suffer from malnutrition and 0.76% severe malnutrition. The use of Kartu Menuju Sehat (KMS) to monitor the growth of children is very effective and useful for detecting the presence of growth disorders such as malnutrition or poor nutrition. Charging KMS is done by health workers/ health cadre. The results of  preliminary survey with in-depth interviews to 10 cadres Posyandu in December 2016 in Kudus,is there are four cadres (40%) complete in charging  KMS and 6 (60%) did not complete in charging KMS. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the motivation of cadres in completeing Kartu Menuju Sehat in Kudus. The study was observational analytic with cross sectional design. This study place at Kudus District in January 2017. The population in this study is the  total 39 cadres and their duty to fill KMS.  The sampling technique is accidental sampling. Furthermore, the data obtained were analyzed by univariate and bivariate using SPSS version 20.  The results of this study are there is no motivational effect cadre completeness Kartu Menuju Sehat. Health workers should be given the opportunity to attend training on posyandu and charging KMS. In addition, the incentives for the cadres can be added and developed.  Key words: Motivation, cadres, KMS

scholarly journals Pengembangan media edukasi diabetes mellitus untuk tenaga kefarmasian di puskesmas wilayah Mataram

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-11
Author(s):  
Ni Made Amelia Ratnata Dewi ◽  
Iman Surya Pratama ◽  
Candra Dwipayana Hamdin
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Type Ii Diabetes ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Diabetes Education ◽  
Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Regional Health ◽  
Pocket Book ◽  
Service Activity

Adherence in using drugs is one of the factors that determine the success of therapy, especially for chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus. Efforts that can be made by health workers in increasing adherence to diabetes mellitus sufferers in undergoing treatment are to pay attention to providing information and education to patients. The purpose of this community service activity is to develop educational media for type II diabetes mellitus for pharmaceutical workers in the Mataram regional health center. Making diabetes education media is done by making a pocket book which aims to make it easier for health workers to carry out counseling related to diabetes mellitus and its treatment.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Pengetahuan Ibu Hamil tentang ANC di Era New Normal

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-105
Author(s):  
Farida Yuliani ◽  
Erfiani Mail ◽  
Fitria Edni Wari
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Measuring Instrument ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
Natal Care

This community service activity aims to increase the knowledge of pregnant women about Ante Natal Care (ANC) in the new normal era in Gayaman Village, Mojoanyar District. The method used is a lecture and the measuring instrument used is a questionnaire. The material given to pregnant women is about Ante Natal Care (ANC). This activity was attended by 31 pregnant women in Gayaman Village, Mojoanyar District in March 2021–July 2021. The results obtained were 100% of the participants had good knowledge about knowledge of pregnant women about ANC during this pandemic. Pregnant women and health workers should strictly maintain health protocols during ANC checks during this pandemic to avoid the dangers of covid 19.

scholarly journals PEMBERDAYAAN IBU BAYI MENINGKATKAN STATUS GIZI BAYI YANG BERUSIA 6-12 BULAN MELALUI PIJAT BAYI BERBASIS BUDAYA LOKAL (OBISA) DI KOTA MATARAM

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 264
Author(s):  
Sudarmi Sudarmi ◽  
St. Halimatusyaadiah ◽  
Ni Putu Dian Ayu Anggraeni
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Optimal Growth ◽  
Infant Massage ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
Poor Nutritional Status ◽  
Age Appropriate ◽  
Massage Intervention

ABSTRAKGizi buruk dapat terjadi pada semua kelompok umur, Prevalensi berat badan kurang sangat tinggi di NTB melebihi 30 % sehingga perlu lebih diperhatikan pada kelompok bayi dan balita usia 0 - 2 tahun yang merupakan masa tumbuh kembang yang optimal (golden period). Penanganan secara nonfarmakologis salah satunya pijat bayi berbasis budaya Sasak (OBISA) sangat diperlukan untuk membantu meningkatkan berat badan bayi dan mencegah terjadinya kurang gizi pada bayi. Berdasarkan hal tersebut maka kami bermitra dengan Puskesmas Cakranegara, Puskesmas Tanjung Karang dan Puskesmas Karang Pule, melaksanakan kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat dengan metode yang digunakan adalah ceramah, diskusi tanya jawab, konseling, demonstrasi, dan pemeriksaan antropometri. Pada akhir kegiatan setelah dilakukan pemantauan pelaksanaan Pijat bayi berbasis budaya Sasak ini dirangkaikan dengan pemberian makanan tambahan pendamping ASI selama 3 bulan menunjukkan peningkatan berat badan bayi dengan status gizi kurang sebelumnya berat badan bayi rata-rata 6,69±0,547 meningkat setelah intervensi pijat bayi OBISA menjadi 7,67±1,261 dan menunjukkan peningkatan status gizi bayi menjadi status gizi baik sekitar 63.3%. Diharapkan dengan adanya kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini dapat memberikan pendidikan  kesehatan kepada masyarakat tentang pijat bayi berbasis budaya Sasak (OBISA) mengenai cara pelatihan pijat bayi dan pemberian makanan pada bayi sesuai usia sehingga dapat mencegah terjadinya stunting. Kata kunci : status gizi; pijat bayi; OBISA ABSTRACTMalnutrition can occur in all age groups, the prevalence of underweight is very high in NTB exceeding, 30% so that more attention needs to be paid to the group of infants and toddlers aged 0-2 years which is the optimal growth and development period (golden period). Non-pharmacological treatment, one of which is baby massage based on Sasak culture (OBISA) is needed to help increase baby's weight and prevent malnutrition in infants. Based on this, we partnered with the Cakranegara Health Center, Tanjung Karang Health Center and Karang Pule Health Center, carrying out community service activities with the methods used were lectures, question and answer discussions, counseling, demonstrations, and anthropometric examinations. At the end of the activity, after monitoring the implementation of Sasak culture-based baby massage, coupled with the provision of complementary food for breastfeeding for 3 months, it showed an increase in the weight of infants with poor nutritional status before the average baby weight of 6.69±0.547 increased after the OBISA infant massage intervention. became 7.67±1.261 and showed an increase in the nutritional status of infants to good nutritional status of about 63.3%. It is hoped that this community service activity can provide health education to the community about Sasak culture-based baby massage (OBISA) regarding how to train baby massage and provide age-appropriate feeding to infants so as to prevent stunting. Keywords: nutritional status; baby massage; OBISA 

scholarly journals Status Gizi Balita Berdasarkan Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 538
Author(s):  
Nurani Rahmadini ◽  
Trini Sudiarti ◽  
Diah Mulyawati Utari
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
P Value ◽  
Growth Monitoring ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Growth Faltering ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children

Upaya menurunkan prevalensi kurang gizi pemerintah membuat program Keluarga Sadar Gizi (Kadarzi). Cakupan Kadarzi Kota Depok tahun 2011 rendah (12,7%) dan prevalensi gizi kurang, pendek, kurus berturut-turut 7,89%, 7%, 4,75%. Penelitian bertujuan mengetahui faktor dominan terhadap status gizi balita 6 - 59 bulan berdasarkan Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF). Penelitian menggunakan data sekunder hasil survei Kadarzi 2011. Survei dilakukan di sebelas kecamatan Kota Depok menggunakan desain cross sectional. Sampel sebanyak 1.176 keluarga yang memiliki balita termuda umur 6 _ 59 bulan. Variabel yang diteliti adalah status gizi balita, perilaku Kadarzi, status Kadarzi, karakteristik balita, dan karakteristik keluarga. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan prevalensi balita gagal tumbuh 31%. Terdapat dua variabel yang memberikan pengaruh status gizi balita secara bersama-sama yaitu penimbangan balita (nilai p = 0,003) dan pendidikan ibu (nilai p = 0,034). Uji regresi logistik ganda menunjukkan penimbangan balita sebagai faktor dominan terhadap status gizi balita. Balita yang ditimbang tidak teratur berisiko 1,5 kali mengalami gagal tumbuh dibandingkan yang ditimbang teratur. Indeks CIAF berguna untuk mengetahui prevalensi gizi kurang secara keseluruhan dan penanggulangannya. Diperlukan penyuluhan dan promosi yang lebih aktif kepada masyarakat mengenai pentingnya pemantauan pertumbuhan balita melalui posyandu dan melakukan pembinaan kader posyandu dalam pemantauan status pertumbuhan anak sebagai deteksi dini adanya gangguan pertumbuhan.Effort to reduce malnutrition governments make Keluarga Sadar Gizi (Kadarzi). Kadarzi in Depok 2011 still low (12,7%) and the prevalence of underweight, stunting, wasting are respectively 7,89%, 7%, 4,75%. This study aimed to determine the dominant factor for nutritional status of children based on Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF). Research using secondary data survey Kadarzi 2011. The survey was conducted using a cross sectional study in 11 districts. Samples of 1,176 families who have children youngest aged 6 - 59 months. The variables studied were the nutritional status, Kadarzi behaviors, Kadarzi status, children characteristics, and family characteristics. Results showed prevalence of growth faltering (31%). There are two variables that influence nutritional status, child’s weighing (p value = 0,003) and mother’s education (p value = 0,034). Multiple logistic regression analysis show child’s weighing as a dominant factor to the nutritional status of children. Children who are weighed not regularly are more risky 1,5 to get growth faltering then children who are weighed regularly. CIAF is useful to determine prevalence of undernutrition clearly and its solution. Counseling and promotion about child’s growth monitoring are required as early detection of growth faltering.

Nutritional Status For Increasing Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-12
Author(s):  
Pipit Pitriani ◽  
Basiran Basiran ◽  
Nida'ul Hidayah
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
The Body ◽  
Average Height ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Service Activity

Nutritional status in athletes is one of the important factors that affect athlete performance. Athlete's knowledge of nutrition is still lacking. Malnutrition and other health problems are found many in athletes. The purpose of this activity is trained athletes to improve the understanding of nutritional status and measure anthropometry to improve performance. This training contains materials that is needed to improve athlete's knowledge on nutritional status and anthropometric measurements. Further it can be used in the training process or in match conditions. This community service activity was attended by 29 participants consisting of female and male athletes as well as handball trainers. The activity is carried out online. Before and after the training participants fill out a google form for data on body weight, height, and questions about training materials. From the results of data processing, the average height for male athletes was 176 ± 6.33cm and for female athletes 164 ± 5.79cm. Meanwhile, the body weight of female athletes is 60.5 ± 8.3kg and male athletes are 74.02 ± 9.05kg. BMI in female athletes is 22.5 ± 2.2kg / m2 and in male athletes 23.88 ± 1.88 kg / m2. The mean pre-test score for female athletes was 60.35 ± 11.09, while for male athletes it was 60.35 ± 14.69. The average post-test score for female athletes was 67.85 ± 11.90, while for male athletes the average post-test score was 72.5 ± 9.20. Thus, the difference (gain) change in post-test scores to pre-test in female athletes is 12.43% and 20.12% in men. From this training, it can be concluded that there is an increase in the knowledge of handball athletes regarding nutritional status, nutrition, and dietary regulation in athletes. It is hoped that further this community service activity can be carried out in terms of determining the calorie and nutritional needs of athletes as well as athletes can be given knowledge about how to make food menus according to the needs of athletes.    

scholarly journals Maternal perception of their child's nutritional status at less than three years old

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 771-778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciane Simões Duarte ◽  
Elizabeth Fujimori ◽  
Áurea Tamami Minagawa Toriyama ◽  
Claudia Nery Teixeira Palombo ◽  
Patrícia Pereira Lima Miranda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Growth Monitoring ◽  
Healthy Weight ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Maternal Perception ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children ◽  
Basic Health Units

Abstract OBJECTIVE Assessing maternal perception of their children's nutritional status and identifying associated factors. METHODS A cross-sectional study conducted in a small municipality with 342 children less than 3 years of age treated in Basic Health Units of São Paulo. Nutritional status was classified in percentiles of body mass index for age and maternal perception was assessed using the scale of verbal descriptors (very thin, thin, healthy weight, fat, very fat). Logistic regression was used to identify the associatedfactors. RESULTS 44.7% of maternal perception was found to beinadequate. Mothers of overweight (OR = 11.8, 95% CI: 6.4-21.7) and underweight (OR = 5.5; 95% CI: 1.9-16.2) children had a higher chance of having inadequate perception, similar to mothers of children over 24 months of age (OR = 2.9; 95% CI: 1.4-6.0). CONCLUSION For effective child care in primary care, healthcare professionals should consider maternal perception and helpmothers to identify the nutritional status of children in childcare consultations and growth monitoring.

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