Electronic Theses and Dissertation

ABSTRAK
Stunted merupakan salah satu bentuk triple burden malnutrition yang masih menjadi masalah di berbagai belahan dunia. Stunted adalah kondisi balita yang z-score status gizinya berada di < -2 SD berdasarkan indikator Tinggi Badan menurut Umur (TB/U). Aceh merupakan provinsi dengan prevalensi stunted tertinggi ke-3 di Indonesia dengan stunted mencapai 33,2%. Prevalensi stunted di Kabupaten Aceh Besar termasuk kategori sangat tinggi dengan prevalensi mencapai 32,4%. Pemerintah menetapkan 6 desa di Kecamatan Kuta Malaka sebagai lokus intervensi stunted. Pandemi Covid-19 membawa dampak bagi kehidupan masyarakat yang dapat berefek terhadap faktor-faktor determinan status gizi balita. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui status gizi balita sebelum dan saat pandemi Covid-19 di Kecamatan Kuta Malaka, Kabupaten Aceh Besar. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian analitik observasional dengan menggunakan desain cross-sectional. Sampel penelitian berupa 185 data status gizi balita yang diperoleh dari sistem Pencatatan dan Pelaporan Gizi Berbasis Masyarakat (e-PPGBM) Puskesmas Kuta Malaka. Sampel merupakan data berpasangan yang dipilih menggunakan teknik simple random sampling. Data sebelum pandemi Covid-19 pada Februari 2020 menunjukkan 31,4% balita berstatus stunted dan 68,6% balita berstatus normal. Data saat pandemi Covid-19 pada Februari dan Maret 2022 menunjukkan 30,3% balita stunted dan 69,7% balita normal. Analisis bivariat dengan menggunakan uji Wilcoxon menunjukkan nilai signifikansi = 0,277 (p value > 0,05). Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah tidak ada perbedaan signifikan antara status gizi balita sebelum dan saat pandemi Covid-19 di Kecamatan Kuta Malaka, Kabupaten Aceh Besar.

Kata kunci: Status gizi balita, anak pendek, tiga beban malnutrisi, pandemi Covid-19, dampak pandemi Covid-19

ABSTRACT Stunted, which is part of triple burden malnutrition, concerns many countries around the world. Stunted is a condition when a toddler nutritinonal status z-score is < -2 SD based on height-by-age index. Aceh ranked 3rd as the province with highest stunted prevalence in Indonesia as the prevalence reached 33,2%. Stunted prevalence in Aceh Besar Regency was 32,4% thus it considered as very high category. Six villages in Kuta Malaka District were chosen by the government as the focused location for stunted intervention program. Covid-19 pandemic had impacted the community life which could affect the toddlers nutritional status. The aim of this study is to determine the toddler nutritional status before and during Covid-19 pandemic in Kuta Malaka District, Aceh Besar Regency. This study is an observative analytical study using cross-sectional design. The sample consists of 185 toddler nutritional status data which was obtained from electronic Public-based Nutritional Record and Report system in Puskesmas Kuta Malaka. This study uses dependent data which was chosen using simple random sampling method. This study shows that in February 2020 before Covid-19 pandemic 31,4% toddlers are stunted and 68,6% are normal. The data during Covid-19 pandemic in February and March 2022 shows that 30,3% toddlers are stunted and 69,7% are normal. Data analysis using Wilcoxon test shows significance value = 0,277 (p > 0,05). In conclusion, this study shows that there is no significant difference between toddler nutritional status before and during Covid-19 pandemic in Kuta Malaka District, Aceh Besar Regency. Keywords: Toddler nutritional status, stunted child, triple burden malnutrition, Covid-19 pandemic, Covid-19 pandemic impact