Factors that influence the nutrional status of elementary school children

• Published in: Journal of physics. Conference series 2019-02, Vol.1166 (1), p.12010
• Main Authors: Hartati, Aryanti, S, Destriana
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Education; Elementary schools; Food; Knowledge management; Nutrition; Quality; Regression analysis; Students; Teachers
• ISSN: 1742-6588; 1742-6596
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1166/1/012010

This study aims to determine the factors that influence the nutritional status of elementary school children.. Descriptive methods used to provide knowledge about the problems that include healthy foods, the use of food for the body, how to choose and manage food, nutritional knowledge for elementary school students and interviewing about nutrition for teachers from 8 primary schools. The results of this study have differences in nutritional values between classes and between schools, grade 6 has a higher grade than grade 5, and grade 5 students is higher than grade 4. The highest score is obtained from primary school 117 and primary school 123, while the lowest score is elementary school 125. Based on the regression analysis, the change is influential from father's education, the higher the father's education, the higher the nutritional value of the students. The findings study are nutrition education in primary schools is not given specifically, but nutrition issues are included in subject and art skills, Physical and Health Education, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Islamic Religious Education, Teachers are more enthusiastic in teaching nutrition compared to classroom teachers, and father education is very influential on the nutritional value of children.