ABSTRAK

Latar belakang : Malnutrisi pada anak masih menjadi masalah kesehatan utama di dunia. Data dari WHO pada tahun 2010 menunjukkan sebanyak 18% anak usia di bawah lima tahun di negara berkembang mengalami kekurangan gizi. Keadaan kurang gizi dapat meningkatkan risiko terkena penyakit infeksi karena daya tahan tubuh yang menurun. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan apakah terdapat hubungan antara diare dengan status gizi balita. Jenis penelitian ini adalah studi observasional dengan desain cross sectional. Populasi penelitian adalah anak sekolah dasar di Kecamatan Lindu, dengan sampel yang diambil sebanyak 135 anak. Data diolah dengan uji statistik chi square menggunakan program SPSS 17.0. Hasil analisis univariat menunjukkan terdapat anak berstatus gizi baik (7,4%), status gizi sedang (24,4%), status gizi kurang (34,8%), status gizi buruk (28,14%) dan gizi lebih (5,1%). Hasil analisis bivariat menunjukkan terdapat hubungan bermakna antara diare dengan status gizi anak di Kecamatan Lindu (p=0,002).
Tujuan : Untuk mengetahui hubungan antara status gizi dengan kejadian diare pada anak usia sekolah dasar di Kecamatan Lindu.
Metode : Penelitian observasi analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa/siswi yang sekolah di SD BK Puroo, SD BK 2 Lindu, SD Inpres Tomado, dan SD BK 1 dengan besar sampel sebanyak 135 orang.
Hasil : Dari hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan antara status gizi dengan kejadian diare di sekolah dasar Kecamatan Lindu. Hasil uji statistik spearman menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan antara status gizi dengan kejadian diare di sekolah dasar Kecamatan Lindu (P=0,002)
Kata kunci : Status gizi anak, diare.


ABSTRACT
Background : Malnutrition in children is still a major health problem in the world. Data from WHO in 2010 showed 18% of children under five years old in developing countries are underweight. Malnutrition may increase the risk of infectious disease because the immune system is decreased. This study aimed to determine association between diarrhea and nutritional status of children. The study was an observational study with cross sectional design. The population is the primary school children in the district Lindu, with a sample of 135 children. The data were processed with chi square test by using SPSS 17.0 program. Results of univariate analysis showed that there were good nutritional status (7.4%), moderate nutritional status (24.4%), malnutrition status (34.8%), poor nutritional status (28.14%) and obesity status (5.1%). Results of bivariate analysis showed there was a significant relationship between diarrhea and nutritional status of children in the district Lindu (p = 0.002).
Objective : To determine the correlation between nutritional status and the incidence of diarrhea in children of elementary school in the district Lindu .
Method : Analytic observational study with cross sectional. Subjects were students in elementary school of Puroo, BK 2 Lindu , Inpres Tomado , and BK 1 with a sample size of 135 people.
Result : From the results of this study indicate that there is a correlation between nutritional status and the incidence of diarrhea in the elementary school of districts Lindu . Spearman statistical test results show that there is a correlation between nutritional status and the incidence of diarrhea in the elementary school of districts Lindu ( P = 0.002 ).
Keywords : the nutritional status of children, diarrhea.