Abstract
Malnutrition is a significant health problem among Indonesian children. Mothers play a very important
role in the prevention of childhood malnutrition. This study aimed to compare the child’s nutritional status
based on mothers’ perception and anthropometry measurement and to analyze contributing factors of maternal
misclassification of a child’s weight status. This was an analytical observational study with a cross-sectional design.
Research subjects included 250 mothers of grade 4 and 5 students from 6 elementary schools in Pekanbaru city
recruited by the proportional quota sampling method. The Nutritional status of children was classified according
to the 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) anthropometry standard. Mothers’ perception of child’s weight
status was collected using questionnaires. Based on anthropometry measurement, 28% and 10% of children were
overweight and underweight, respectively. In contrast, according to mothers, 4,8% of children were overweight
and 12,8% ofchildren were underweight. As many as 34.8% of mothers had incorrect perceptions about the
nutritional status of their children and there was a poor agreement of mothers’ perception and child’s nutritional
status (Kappa coefficient of 0,02). Working mothers were more likely to underestimate their child’s weight status
compared to stay-at-home mothers (p=0,004).
Recommended Citation
Arfianti, Arfianti; Kesuma, Tri Muhti Puja; Septima, Muhammad Beni; Dini, Riefni Silara; and Chandra, Fifia
(2019)
"Faktor yang Memengaruhi Kesalahan Persepsi Ibu tentang Status Gizi Anak,"
Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia: Vol. 15:
Iss.
4, Article 10.
DOI: 10.30597/mkmi.v15i4.7461
Available at:
https://scholarhub.unhas.ac.id/mkmi/vol15/iss4/10
Pages
329-337
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DOI
10.30597/mkmi.v15i4.7461