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Nutritional problems in adolescents are complex, as evidenced by the high rate of iron deficiency anemia, especially among girls (23%), as well as malnutrition and overnutrition. According to SKI (2023), nutritional problems in adolescents include thinness and extreme thinness reaching 7.6%, while adolescents who are overweight reach 12.1%, and those who are obese reach 4.1%. The objectives are to determine the knowledge of balanced nutrition and eating habits of students in their daily lives and to identify the relationship between knowledge and eating habits with nutritional status. This study used a cross-sectional design with a population of 45 students from the Midwifery Study Program at Harkat Negeri University. The sampling technique used was total sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire distributed via Google Form, while nutritional status was obtained by measuring BMI. Univariate and bivariate analyses were used. The majority of respondents were aged 20 years (44.5%), had good nutritional knowledge (59.1%), poor eating habits (63.6%), and normal nutritional status (68.2%). In the bivariate analysis, there was no significant relationship between nutritional knowledge and eating habits with the nutritional status of students (p-value >0.05). Conclusion The majority of students had good understanding of nutrition, but not of eating habits. It is hoped that students can maintain eating habits with balanced nutrition in order to achieve normal nutritional status. Keywords: Nutrition Knowledge; Eating Habits; Nutritional Status

Gaya hidup remaja masa kini sangat erat kaitannya dengan penggunaan smartphone, di mana hampir seluruh remaja telah memiliki smartphone pribadi. Penggunaan smartphone yang tidak terkontrol berisiko menimbulkan kecanduan yang dapat berdampak negatif terhadap kualitas hidup remaja. Kondisi ini berdampak pada status gizi yang tidak normal pada remaja, diantaranya kekurangan berat badan (underweight) maupun kelebihan berat badan (overweight). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui hubungan kecanduan smartphone terhadap Indeks Massa Tubuh. Desain penelitian ini cross sectional dengan sampel 242 remaja usia 15-18 tahun dan menggunaan teknik purposive sampling. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version yang sudah diuji validitas dan reliabilitasnya dengan nilai cut off point kuesioner untuk laki-laki >31 dinyatakan kecanduan smartphone sedangkan untuk perempuan >33 dinyatakan kecanduan smartphone, selain itu dilakukan pengukuran IMT berdasarkan berat badan dan tinggi badan. Analisa data yang dilakukan menggunakan uji statistik Chi-Square dengan uji alternatif Fisher Extract melalui SPSS versi 25. Hasil yang diperoleh yaitu p-value (0,014 < 0,05) yang menunjukan terdapat hubungan antara kecanduan smartphone terhadap Indeks Massa Tubuh (IMT).

Nutritional problems during the growth phase of adolescent are mostly caused by consumption patterns. The most commonly used eating patterns during adolescent are foods that are high in calories, fat, sugar and salt. The habits of an unhealthy eating pattern can affect nutritional status. The foods most consumed by adolescent are often junk food and caffeinated beverages. All kinds of food and drinks are easily found around campuses surrounded by student. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between junk food consumption and caffeinated beverages to the nutritional status of students of the Faculty of Technology and Food Industry at Slamet Riyadi University, Surakarta. The respondents involved were students aged 18-24 years. Data was collected using a questionnaire and interview to the student. Data were analyzed using Chi-Square test. The results showed that factor affecting the nutritional status of student was mother’s education (p=0,000) and father’s education (p=0.000). Factors that do not affect nutritional status were energy intake (p=0.545), protein (p=0.085), fat (p=0.204) and carbohydrate (p=0.112), the amount of pocket money (p=0.310), the consumption level of junk food (p=0.671) and caffeinated drinks (p=0.535). The results showed that there was no significant relationship between the consumption patterns of junk food and caffeinated drinks on the nutritional status of students of the Faculty of Food Technology and Industry at Slamet Riyadi University, Surakarta. Permasalahan gizi yang terjadi saat pertumbuhan fase remaja lebih banyak disebabkan karena pola konsumsi.  Pola makan yang sering diterapkan pada masa remaja adalah makanan tinggi kalori, lemak, gula, dan garam. Pola makan yang tidak sehat dapat mempengaruhi status gizi seseorang. Makanan yang paling banyak dikonsumsi oleh kalangan remaja masuk dalam kategori junk food dan juga minuman berkafein. Makanan dan minuman kategori ini mudah ditemukan di sekitar kampus yang dikelilingi mahasiswa. Tujuan pada penelitian ini ialah menentukan hubungan pola konsumsi junk food dan minuman berkafein terhadap status gizi mahasiswa Fakultas Teknologi dan Industri Pangan di Universitas Slamet Riyadi, Surakarta. Responden yang terlibat ialah mahasiswa berusia 18-24 tahun. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner dan wawancara kepada mahasiswa. Analisis data menggunakan uji Chi-Square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa faktor yang mempengaruhi status gizi mahasiswa adalah pendidikan ibu (p=0.000) dan pendidikan ayah (p=0.000). faktor yang tidak mempengaruhi status gizi ialah asupan energi (p=0.545), protein (p=0.085), lemak (p=0.204) and karbohidrat (p=0.112), jumlah uang saku (p=0.310), tingkat konsumsi junk food (p=0.671) dan minuman berkafein (p=0.535). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan tidak terdapat hubungan signifikan antara pola konsumsi junk food dan minuman berkafein terhadap status gizi mahasiswa Fakultas Teknologi dan Industri Pangan Universitas Slamet Riyadi, Surakarta.

Low Birth Weight (LBW) is one of the leading causes of neonatal mortality and contributes to an increased risk of growth and developmental disorders in later life. Maternal nutritional status during pregnancy and the utilization of antenatal health services are important factors influencing fetal growth and development. Pregnant women with poor nutritional status are at higher risk of delivering low birth weight infants due to insufficient intake of essential nutrients required during pregnancy. In addition, inadequate utilization of antenatal care services may result in delayed detection and management of pregnancy-related complications. This study aimed to determine the relationship between maternal nutritional status and the utilization of health services with the incidence of LBW. The research employed an observational analytic design with a cross-sectional approach. The study population consisted of all women who delivered in the working area of Puskesmas X in 2026. A total of 80 respondents were selected using purposive sampling. Data were collected from maternal and child health (MCH) books and medical records and analyzed using the Chi-square test. The results showed a significant relationship between maternal nutritional status and the incidence of LBW (p=0.002), as well as between the utilization of health services and the incidence of LBW (p=0.004). It can be concluded that maternal nutritional status and compliance with antenatal visits are significantly associated with LBW, highlighting the need to improve nutritional monitoring and the quality of antenatal care services.

Adolescents are a vulnerable age group to nutritional problems due to increased nutritional requirements during periods of rapid growth. Suboptimal nutritional status, including undernutrition and anaemia, can negatively affect health and academic performance. This study aimed to describe the nutritional status of adolescents at SMA Negeri 2 Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi Province. This study employed a descriptive observational design conducted from August to September 2025 with a total sample of 226 twelfth-grade students’ selected using proportionate stratified random sampling. Data were collected through measurements of body weight and height to determine nutritional status based on the BMI-for-Age indicator and haemoglobin levels were assessed using a digital haemometer. Data were analyzed using univariate analysis. The results showed that most respondents had normal nutritional status (52.2%), while a considerable proportion were undernutrition (47.8%). In addition, more than half of the respondents were anaemia (50.9%). These findings indicate that although anthropometric nutritional status was generally normal, anemia remains a health problem that requires attention among adolescents. Regular monitoring of nutritional status and hemoglobin levels accompanied by nutrition education is recommended. Further studies are recommended to use an analytical study design to identify factors associated with nutritional status and anaemia.

Stunting is a chronic nutritional problem that has a long-term impact on physical growth, cognitive development, and the quality of human resources in the future. This study aims to determine the relationship between family income and nutritional status of toddlers on the incidence of stunting in the Bukit Cening Daik Health Center working area, Lingga Regency, 2024. This study used a cross-sectional design with a sample size of 62 respondents selected through purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using questionnaires and anthropometric measurements, then analyzed using the chi-square test. The results of the analysis showed that there was a significant relationship between family income and nutritional status of children under five with the incidence of stunting (p < 0.05). This finding suggests that economic conditions and nutritional status play an important role in preventing stunting. Therefore, nutrition interventions targeting low-income families need to be strengthened to reduce stunting in the area.  

Nutritional knowledge is knowledge about food and nutrients, sources of nutrients in food, food that is safe to consume so that it does not cause disease and how to process food properly so that the nutrients in food are not lost and how to live healthily. One of the factors that influences eating patterns is the level of nutritional knowledge. A person's level of nutritional knowledge influences eating behavior in choosing food which determines whether it is easy for a person to understand the benefits of the nutritional content of the food consumed. The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between nutritional knowledge and instant noodle eating patterns among Papuan students at Halu Oleo University. This research uses quantitative research and the type of research is observational analytics with a cross sectional design. The results showed that the majority of respondents had a poor level of nutritional knowledge (75%), while only 25% of respondents had high nutritional knowledge. This shows that even though students are in a higher education environment, their knowledge about nutrition still needs to be improved. Most respondents (52%) consume instant noodles 2-3 times a week, with the main reasons being ease of preparation (65%) and affordable price (20%). This consumption is more dominant among students who live in boarding houses or dormitories compared to those who live with their families. It is hoped that this research will be useful for subjects to balance their eating patterns and have self-control because the majority of subjects have uncontrolled eating patterns due to living in boarding houses or dormitories so that their body health continues to be maintained. Apart from that, subjects can also pay more attention to nutritional balance in consuming food in order to achieve optimal nutritional status.  

Stress is a psychological condition that can affect nutritional status through changes in eating patterns and body metabolism. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between stress levels and nutritional status among final-year medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lampung. The study was conducted from November 2024 to January 2025 using a cross-sectional approach. The population consisted of final-year medical students in the 2024 academic year. A total of 141 students were selected using a simple random sampling technique. Data analysis was performed using the gamma correlation test. Stress levels were assessed using the Medical Student Stressor Questionnaire (MSSQ), while nutritional status was measured through anthropometric assessments. The results showed that 34.8% of respondents had an overweight or obese nutritional status, and 44.7% experienced moderate stress levels. Bivariate analysis revealed a significant relationship between stress levels and nutritional status (p = 0.033, p < 0.05) with a weak positive correlation (r = 0.260). This positive correlation indicates that higher stress levels are associated with an increased risk of being overweight or obese. In conclusion, this study demonstrates a significant relationship between stress levels and nutritional status among final-year medical students. These findings highlight the importance of effective stress management to prevent the risk of excessive weight gain and its potential contribution to degenerative diseases.

Women, especially teenagers, often experience dysmenorrhea during menstruation.  The lower part of the stomach is where this discomfort occurs.  The aim of this research is to find out how dietary status influences dysmenorrhea complaints in Bali Dwipa University students. The quantitative descriptive survey method was used in this research. The research sample obtained using a stratified sampling approach was 30 people from a total population of 43 people. The frequency distribution of each variable was analyzed and the chi square test was used to determine the relationship. Research findings show that nutritional status has an impact on female students' dysmenorrhea symptoms. This research aims to deepen understanding and serve as a guide for further research. Apart from that, it is believed that this research can provide further information which can then provide suggestions regarding solutions related to this problem, especially those related to dysmenorrhea complaints in female students.

Background: Nutrition in primary school-aged children is an important issue that can affect their growth and development. In addition to undernutrition, the nutrition transition in Indonesia shows an increasing prevalence of overnutrition, including overweight and obesity, which is of increasing concern. Objectives: This study aimed to describe the nutritional status of children aged 7-13 years at SD 8 Baruga and SD 1 Poasia, Kendari City, and analyze the distribution of nutritional status by gender and age group. Methods: This study used a descriptive design with a cross-sectional approach. Data were collected through measurements of height (TB), weight (BW), and body mass index (BMI) on 50 students, consisting of 22 boys and 28 girls. Results: The results showed that the majority of respondents (68%) had normal nutritional status, while the prevalence of undernutrition was 2%, overweight 18%, and obesity 12%. Based on gender, overnutrition and obesity were more prevalent among girls (32.1%) than boys (22.7%). In terms of age group, overnutrition and obesity were most prevalent in the 9-12 years age group. Conclusion: The high prevalence of overnutrition shows an alarming, although the prevalence of undernutrition is lower than the average for Southeast Sulawesi.

Physical activity is one of the factors that affect the nutritional status of adolescents. Lack of physical activity will lead to excess weight. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between physical activity and nutritional status of eleventh grade students in high school in Palembang. This quantitative research uses a cross-sectional research design with a sample of 91 students. Physical activity was measured using the Adolescent-Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ-A). The nutritional status used is based on BMI/age. The correlation analysis used was Kendall's tau-b. Univariate results were obtained by the majority of students with low physical activity (f=40) and normal nutritional status (f=60). Based on the results of the correlation test, a p-value of 0.004 < 0.05 was obtained, which means that there is a significant relationship between physical activity and nutritional status based on BMI/U. With a correlation coefficient of 0.276, which means that the correlation strength is low with positive traits. Based on the results of the study, it is recommended that adolescents do enough physical activity to maintain physical fitness and health as well as normal nutritional status.

Breakfast is an activity of eating and drinking from waking up until 9am. Breakfast mainly consists of sources of fiber, high protein, and low fat. If breakfast is often left out, it can affect the nutritional status and level of learning concentration in students. The purpose of this study was to identify the correlation of breakfast habits on nutritional status and the level of student learning concentration at Kemala Bhayangkari 7 Porong Sidoarjo Junior High School. The method of this study was quantitative correlation with a crosssectional design. The sample was taken by purposive sampling with the number of samples in this study was 85 students in class VII and VIII who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The data obtained were statistically tested using the Chi-Square test. Based on the test results that have been conducted, Kemala Bhayangkari 7 Porong Sidoarjo Junior High School students on average had breakfast habits that falls into the occasional category 43.52%, on average had normal nutritional status 56.47%, and the average level of learning concentration was good 57.64%. There was no relationship between breakfast habits and nutritional status of students at Kemala Bhayangkari 7 Porong Sidoarjo Junior High School (p=0.088), and there was a significant relationship between breakfast habits and students' learning concentration at Kemala Bhayangkari 7 Porong Sidoarjo Junior High School (p=0.000).

ABSTRAK Stunting menjadi perhatian utama pemerintah untuk membebaskan generasi muda dari pertumbuhan yang kurang dan mencapai generasi cerdas di masa depan. Faktor-faktor seperti status ekonomi, pola pengasuhan anak, dan akses ke nutrisi yang tepat memainkan peran penting dalam menentukan kesejahteraan gizi balita. Malnutrisi, termasuk stunting, tetap menjadi masalah umum di sebagian negara berkembang, dengan berbagai faktor risiko berkontribusi terhadap terjadinya malnutrisi tersebut. Upaya untuk mengatasi kekurangan gizi termasuk program pemberian makanan tambahan dan inisiatif pemberdayaan masyarakat bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan gizi di antara ibu dan pengasuh. Perhatian masyarakat internasional untuk memahami korelasi antara status gizi dan stunting sangat penting untuk mengembangkan kebijakan yang ditargetkan yang bersifat berkelanjutan dapat meningkatkan kesejahteraan balita.

Good nutritional status of toddlers plays an important role in growth and development, especially in the golden period in the first five years. The purpose of this activity is to increase mothers' knowledge of the nutritional status of toddlers so that it can reduce the incidence of malnutrition or undernutrition in toddlers. This community service activity was carried out in Kp. Kali Keranjang, Kedungsoka Village, Puloampel District, Serang Regency by weighing toddlers, providing counseling to parents/caregivers of toddlers, This community service activity was attended by 30-35 toddlers. Through education about balanced nutrition, there has been an increase in mothers' knowledge about balanced nutrition in toddlers. Increased knowledge about balanced nutrition and food selection may be followed by changes in behavior. Nutrition counseling with the lecture method and ongoing nutritional status examinations are one of the learning approaches by providing a set of knowledge and skills needed to be able to determine the right behavioral choices to improve the nutritional status of their toddlers.

Pregnancy is the intrauterine growth and development of the fetus starting from conception and ending until the start of labor. Mothers' low knowledge about balanced nutrition during pregnancy, infants and toddlers causes incorrect feeding and affects nutritional status. This activity aims to increase mothers' knowledge about balanced nutrition for pregnant women, babies and toddlers and increase mothers' motivation. Achieving this goal is carried out through examining the nutritional status of pregnant women and providing nutritional education using lecture and question and answer methods. The implementation of this activity is planned in 3 stages, namely: preparation stage, implementation and evaluation stage. After counseling and inspection activities, monitoring or evaluation is carried out. After this service activity is carried out, it is hoped that mothers will have strong motivation to fulfill nutritional requirements for toddlers and improve mothers' attitudes and actions in providing balanced nutrition to toddlers. This activity can make a positive contribution in reducing nutritional problems in the Mangarobombang Community Health Center Working Area, Takalar Regency. After this service activity is carried out, it is hoped that mothers will have strong motivation to fulfill the nutrition of pregnant women and improve their attitudes and actions in consuming healthy and nutritionally balanced food. This activity can make a positive contribution in reducing nutritional problems.

The level of family welfare is the key to meeting children's nutritional needs. Parents need to identify nutritional problems experienced by children. Specifically, we want to know how family income affects children's caloric intake. The study used a cross-sectional analytical design. A total of seventy-four youngsters were sampled using the Simple Random Sampling approach. We used a questionnaire to collect data on family welfare levels, measured height and weight to calculate body mass index (BMI), and then ran the numbers through the Chi-Square Test. Among the families surveyed, 43.2% fell into the second group of wealthy, while 51.4% were classified as having normal nutrition. There is a statistically significant correlation between family welfare and children's nutritional status (p = 0.023, r(s) = 0.016, according to the Chi-Square test). The statistics indicate that children's nutritional status is adequate, although there is room for improvement. A child's nutritional condition may be affected by their family's degree of welfare. A child's dietary requirements are better met in families with greater levels of welfare. For optimal growth and development, it is expected that parents would attend to their children's dietary requirements

Pregnancy is a process in a woman's life, where major changes occur in her physical, mental and social aspects. These changes cannot be separated from the factors that influence them, namely physical factors, psychological factors and environmental, social, cultural and economic factors. One of the nutritional problems of pregnant women is chronic energy deficiency (KEK). Chronic energy deficiency (KEK) is a nutritional problem caused by a lack of food intake over a long period of time, a matter of years. Datar City Health Center is one of the agencies that provides health services for the local community and helps resolve problems with the health and nutritional development of mothers and children to prevent problems with malnutrition in pregnant women. The aim of the research is to make it easier for agencies to manage data and obtain complete information about the nutritional status of pregnant women. From 20 data, 3 groups were obtained, Cluster 1 had 4 data on the nutritional status of pregnant women, Cluster 2 had 4 data on the nutritional status of pregnant women and Cluster 3 had 12 data on the nutritional status of pregnant women. And the largest group obtained was cluster 3 with the data group on the nutritional status of pregnant women found in the gestational age group (X), namely 14-27 weeks old, with screening results (Y) namely adequate nutrition, and the causal factors (Z) that occurred were economic factors

A person's nutritional status may be used as a gauge to illustrate how their body functions based on the foods they eat. There are five categories into which nutritional status can be categorized: less, less, good, more, and obese. A number of factors, including physical activity, snacking habits, and patterns of vegetable and fruit eating, might contribute to problems with nutritional status. To determine what elements affect the nutritional state of high school pupils in classes X and XI, a cross-sectional observational study design is used. The Bogor Pharmacy Vocational School was the location of the research. For this study, a sample of 101 people was selected using simple random selection as the sampling strategy. Nutritional status (BMI/U), fruit and vegetable consumption (FFQ interview), snacking habits (FFQ interview), and physical activity (PAQ-Q questionnaire) were used to gather data. A chi-square test was used for data analysis. The findings indicate that 65.3% of students at the Bogor Pharmacy Vocational School have adequate nutritional conditions. Additionally, the bivariate data demonstrate a substantial correlation (p = 0.020) between fruit and vegetable intake. snacking patterns on teenage nutritional status (p = 0.018). There is no statistically significant correlation (p = 0.1000) between teenage dietary status and physical activity.      

Basil Mycobacterium Tuberculosis adalah penyebab utama penyakit menular yang dikenal sebagai Tuberkulosis Paru. RSUD dr. Adhyatma, MPH Semarang memiliki 125 pasien TB paru pada tahun 2021. Tujuan penelitian adalah menganalisis persebaran kasus TB di Kota Semarang menurut jenis kelamin, usia, per kecamatan. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskripsi melalui observasi data sekunder. Pembuatan peta menggunakan aplikasi (QGIS). Hasil menunjukkan Sebagian besar kasus TB Paru adalah pada laki – laki, kelompok usia dewasa dan anak, dan domisili di Kecamatan Ngaliyan, Semarang Barat, Tugu, dan Mijen. Faktor yang berhubungan dengan TB Paru adalah kebiasaan merokok, pola hidup kurang sehat, status gizi, kurang istirahat, rumah tidak sesuai standar, lingkungan tidak sehat, interaksi sosial, perbedaan tingkat pengetahuan, dan Pendidikan. Saran penyuluhan kesehatan tentang penyakit TB Paru sebaiknya dilakukan di Kecamatan dengan kasus tertinggi di Kota Semarang. Peta persebaran kasus TB dapat digunakan untuk mengetahui informasi dan memantau perkembangan persebaran kasus TB di Kota Semarang.

Increased coffee intake and sleep quality can affect the body so that it can have side effects on changes in nutritional status. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between coffee consumption and sleep quality with nutritional status in Civil Engineering students at UNESA. This research design is using cross sectional. Data collection using questionnaires and anthropometric measurements of height and weight. The subjects in this study amounted to 62 people. Analysis of the relationship between coffee consumption variables and sleep quality with nutritional status using Spearman Rank test analysis. The results showed that there were 5 (9,09%) underweight students, 35 (63,6%) normal nutritional status, and 15 (27.2%) overweight students. Coffee consumption habits are classified as low as 9 people (16.3%), moderate as many as 44 people (80%), and high as many as 2 people (3.6%). Sleep quality was in the bad category as many as 43 people (78,1%) and in the good category as many as 12 people (21,8%). This study shows that the relationship between coffee consumption and nutritional status (p=0.179) and the relationship between sleep quality and nutritional status (p=0.949). Consuming a good amount of coffee and quality sleep will not affect nutritional status. Other factors that influence nutritional status are physical activity and food intake. The conclusion of this research is that there is no relationship between coffee consumption and nutritional status or sleep quality and nutritional status in UNESA Final Year Civil Engineering students. It is recommended that data be heterogeneous so that it can be more varied and not homogeneous.