AN ANALYSIS OF A RELATION BETWEEN PERSONAL FACTORS AND BALANCE NUTRITION PERCEPTIONS AMONG FAMILIES LIVING IN DOWN SYNDROME ENDEMIC AREA (A STUDY OF THE ROLE OF NURSE AS A HEALTH EDUCATOR)
Abstract
An analysis about a relation between personal factors and balance nutrition perceptions among
families in down syndrome endemic area has not been conducted, so it is important to do a
research to understand the connection between personal factora and perceptions about balance
nutrition in that area. Those families should understand the positive perception about daily meals
especially nutrition needs for children in order to have ideal weights. Krebet Village which was
located 18 kilometers from the center of Ponorogo is one of the villages which has low nutrition
status. In that village, civilians’ perceptions about balance nutrition are unobvious. This study is
aimed to find out the relations between personal factors and balance nutrition perceptions in
families living in down-syndrome endemic area at Krebet Village, Jambon, Ponorogo. The method
used in this study was an observational analysis with cross sectional approach. This research was
conducted in Krebet Village, Jambon, Ponorogo. The population used in this study was all the
families which have 6 months - 3 years old children during May 2016 and there were totally 44
respondents. Simple random sampling was used in this study which was selected based on
inclusion criteria. The variables of the research were independent variable which was personal
factors and dependent variable which was the families’ perceptions about balance nutrition.
Quodionaires were used to collect the data then Chi Square was used to analyze them. The result
of this study showed that there was a relation between personal factors and perceptions about
balance nutrition among families living in down-syndrome endemic area (p=0,002). Families
living in down-syndrome endemic area in Krebet Village, Jambon, Ponorogo could be arranged by
considering personal factors and the perception about balance nutrition.
families in down syndrome endemic area has not been conducted, so it is important to do a
research to understand the connection between personal factora and perceptions about balance
nutrition in that area. Those families should understand the positive perception about daily meals
especially nutrition needs for children in order to have ideal weights. Krebet Village which was
located 18 kilometers from the center of Ponorogo is one of the villages which has low nutrition
status. In that village, civilians’ perceptions about balance nutrition are unobvious. This study is
aimed to find out the relations between personal factors and balance nutrition perceptions in
families living in down-syndrome endemic area at Krebet Village, Jambon, Ponorogo. The method
used in this study was an observational analysis with cross sectional approach. This research was
conducted in Krebet Village, Jambon, Ponorogo. The population used in this study was all the
families which have 6 months - 3 years old children during May 2016 and there were totally 44
respondents. Simple random sampling was used in this study which was selected based on
inclusion criteria. The variables of the research were independent variable which was personal
factors and dependent variable which was the families’ perceptions about balance nutrition.
Quodionaires were used to collect the data then Chi Square was used to analyze them. The result
of this study showed that there was a relation between personal factors and perceptions about
balance nutrition among families living in down-syndrome endemic area (p=0,002). Families
living in down-syndrome endemic area in Krebet Village, Jambon, Ponorogo could be arranged by
considering personal factors and the perception about balance nutrition.
Keywords
Perception, Personal Factor, Balance Nutrition, Krebet, Down-Syndrome Endemic
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