Specific and sensitive nutrition interventions with nutritional status of toddlers as prevention of stunting in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Sigi district, Indonesia

Abstract

AIM: The research objectives were to determine the specific and sensitive intervention model in stunting prevention efforts in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and also to determine the relationship between specific and sensitive interventions on children’s nutritional status under five in the COVID-19 pandemic in stunting locus village. METHODS: This type of research was an observational study with a cross-sectional approach. The population size is 35 families of short children under five and the sample size is 35 people with the sampling technique is total sampling. This study used the Chi-square test with a significance level of p < 0.05 with SPSS computer software. RESULTS: Nutritional status based on the body weight/age index, 63% was very underweight and underweight. Based on body height/age, 28.6% was stunted. Based on body weight/body height, 17.1% was severe malnutrition and 40.0 % was malnutrition. The results of the bivariate analysis for specific nutrition interventions with body weight/ age showed p = 0.98, body weight/age had p = 0.668, and body height/age had p = 0.968, which indicated no significant relationship. CONCLUSIONS: Sensitive nutrition intervention showed no relationship between sensitive intervention and children’s nutritional status under five.