Relationship between Healthy Living Behavior and Nutritional Status of Toddlers in Muara Tami District, Jayapura City, Papua Province

Abstract

Background The Health Sector Development Program aims to improve the quality of human resources, and this effort coincides with the government's Health Indonesia 2010 policy goal. Healthy paradigms lead to a healthy lifestyle (PHBS). This program must be created. After the environment, behavior is the second most important factor influencing individual health. Objectives The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between nutrition awareness, nutrition status, and healthy lifestyle behavior in toddlers. Methods: This is an analytic study that employs the cross-sectional method. The study was carried out in three villages in Muara Tami District: Skow Sae, Skoouw Mabo, and Skouw Yambe. This research was carried out from May to September of 2017. The study's population consists of all toddlers living in Jayapura City's Skow Sae, Skoouw Mabo, and Skouw Yambe neighborhoods. The study's target samples are the entire population, which means that all families with toddlers are included in the study. The study's instruments are a Camry weight scale with an accuracy level of 0.1 kg for measuring toddles' weight and anthroplus computer program for analyzing nutrition status. Characteristic data was collected, followed by family awareness of nutrition and healthy lifestyle behavior (PHBS) via research questioner. The Chi Square test was used in statistical analysis. Result With a percentage of 51.3 percent, many families with toddlers did not implement nutrition awareness. Families who do not have a healthy lifestyle are those who did not practice The Ten Indicators of a Healthy Lifestyle at a rate of 73%. There is no statistically significant relationship between nutrition awareness and nutrition status (p=0.565). Furthermore, there is no statistically significant relationship between nutrition awareness and healthy lifestyle behavior (p-value= 0.331).