Relationship between family connectedness and nutritional status among under-five children in Jember Regency of Indonesia

Abstract

The family has an important role to fulfill the nutritional requirements for their children. As changes in the family life cycle develop, every step involved in the tasks of family development is influenced by family interconnectedness. The objective of this study was to identify the correlation between family connectedness and nutritional status among under-five children in Public Health Center of Panti, Jember Regency of Indonesia. A cross-sectional sectional study was conducted among 307 families who have children aged 2-5 years using consecutive sampling. A self-administered questionnaire was used to measure sociodemographics of the parents and their under-five children, while the Parent-Child Relationship Questionnaire was use to assess the quality of family connectedness. Standing scales were used to measure the body weight of the under-five children. A chi-square test was used to analyze the data. The results showed that among 307 parents, the family connectedness of parents and nutritional status of under five children were in the moderate (63.8%) category and good nutrition (58.6%) status, respectively. There was a significant relationship between family connectedness and nutritional status among

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印度尼西亚Jember摄政地区5岁以下儿童家庭联系与营养状况之间的关系

家庭在满足孩子的营养需求方面发挥着重要作用。随着家庭生命周期的变化，家庭发展任务所涉及的每一步都受到家庭相互联系的影响。本研究的目的是确定印度尼西亚Jember摄政省Panti公共卫生中心五岁以下儿童的家庭联系与营养状况之间的相关性。采用连续抽样的方法，对307个有2-5岁儿童的家庭进行横断面研究。采用自填问卷测量父母及其5岁以下子女的社会人口特征，采用亲子关系问卷评估家庭联系质量。使用站立秤测量五岁以下儿童的体重。采用卡方检验对数据进行分析。结果表明，307名家长的家庭连通性和5岁以下儿童营养状况分别为中等(63.8%)和良好(58.6%)。< 5岁儿童的家庭连通性与营养状况有显著相关(X2=8,679;p值= 0.013)。这些结果表明，家庭联系与2-5岁儿童的营养状况之间存在关系。建议进一步研究分析可能影响五岁以下儿童营养状况的其他变量。

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