Development of Under-five Wasting Children and Related Factors in Padang City

Background: At the age of under five years, there is rapid physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development, which influences their future abilities. The prevalence of wasting in Indonesia is 7.7%, but it has not received serious attention, so it needs to be explored further. Objectives: Thi...

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Main Authors: Desmawati Desmawati, Febri Theresia Sihaloho, Bobby Indra Utama
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Published: Universitas Airlangga 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/AMNT/article/view/62344
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description Background: At the age of under five years, there is rapid physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development, which influences their future abilities. The prevalence of wasting in Indonesia is 7.7%, but it has not received serious attention, so it needs to be explored further. Objectives: This Study aimed to examine the development of under-five wasting children and any associated factors in the Anak Air's Health Center Working Area, Padang City. Methods: It was observational analytical research with a cross-sectional design. The research sample was under-five wasting children aged 12 – 60 months, totaling 118 people taken as respondents. Data on the internal factors of respondents was collected using a validated questionnaire. The development of respondents was examined by using the pre-developmental screening questionnaire. Data was analyzed using chi-square and ordinal logistic regression. Result: This study found that most respondents were under 3 years old, male, had normal birth weight, and had no history of suffering from infectious diseases. A total of 13 (11.1%) of respondents had deviation development, 59 (50%) were doubtful, and only 46 (38.9%) had normal development. Bivariate results showed a significant relationship between age, gender, and infectious diseases with respondents' development (p-value<0.5). There is no significant relationship between birth weight and the respondents’ development (p-value>0.5). Age is the most related factor to the respondents’ development. Conclusion: The conclusion is most respondents have questionable and distorted development, and age is the most related factor. More attention is needed for under-five wasting children so that their development is normal.
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spelling doaj-art-98ed83cd06ca4df9aa83cbb9d03b1d632025-08-20T03:01:45ZengUniversitas AirlanggaAmerta Nutrition2580-11632580-97762025-03-0191202510.20473/amnt.v9i1.2025.20-2560511Development of Under-five Wasting Children and Related Factors in Padang CityDesmawati Desmawati0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7422-7393Febri Theresia Sihaloho1Bobby Indra Utama2Departement of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas, Padang CityMaster of Midwifery Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas, Padang CityDepartement of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas, Padang CityBackground: At the age of under five years, there is rapid physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development, which influences their future abilities. The prevalence of wasting in Indonesia is 7.7%, but it has not received serious attention, so it needs to be explored further. Objectives: This Study aimed to examine the development of under-five wasting children and any associated factors in the Anak Air's Health Center Working Area, Padang City. Methods: It was observational analytical research with a cross-sectional design. The research sample was under-five wasting children aged 12 – 60 months, totaling 118 people taken as respondents. Data on the internal factors of respondents was collected using a validated questionnaire. The development of respondents was examined by using the pre-developmental screening questionnaire. Data was analyzed using chi-square and ordinal logistic regression. Result: This study found that most respondents were under 3 years old, male, had normal birth weight, and had no history of suffering from infectious diseases. A total of 13 (11.1%) of respondents had deviation development, 59 (50%) were doubtful, and only 46 (38.9%) had normal development. Bivariate results showed a significant relationship between age, gender, and infectious diseases with respondents' development (p-value<0.5). There is no significant relationship between birth weight and the respondents’ development (p-value>0.5). Age is the most related factor to the respondents’ development. Conclusion: The conclusion is most respondents have questionable and distorted development, and age is the most related factor. More attention is needed for under-five wasting children so that their development is normal.https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/AMNT/article/view/62344developmenttoddlerwasting
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