Economic Social Relationships with Nutrition Status inTerjun Waste Disposal Place at Kelurahan Paya Pasir Medan Marelan District Year Of 2016

The children under years are a period where the child is experiencing a period of relatively rapid growth. One crucial factor is the nutrition factor. Nutritional status of children under five years is critical in theirgrowing process because it is the age that will determine their physical, psychological and intelligent development in the future. The objective of the research was to find out the correlation ofsocio-economy with the nutritional status of children below five years of age. It wasan analysis of a cross-sectional design, the implementation using a questionnaire. The samples were 95 children below five years old in Lingkungan I, TPA (Landfills) Terjun, Paya Pasir Village. The variables were the socio-economy and nutritional status of children under five years of age. The data analysis using chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis. The result showed that 54.7% of the respondents had good nutritional status. The result of chi-square test showed that there was a correlation of socio-economy with those surveyed' nutritional status. The multivariate analysis indicated that mothers' knowledge was the most dominant factor which influenced respondents' nutritional status (OR= 8,2). Researchers suggested to the attendant health promotion along with officers nutrition providing information about the nutritional situation of children under five years and socialization to mothers in Posyandu (Integrated Health Service) Post or explanation to the parents about feeding patterns of children for five years so she can good knowledge of nutrition can reduce the incidence of children under five years and less nutrition status in children under five years through maternal or family role Keyword: Socio-Economy, Nutritional Status, Nutrition Relationship