Perubahan status gizi pada anak dengan leukemia limfoblastik akut selama pengobatan

Abstract

Abstract: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common malignancy diagnosed in children. Study of malnutrition prevalence in children with cancer is determined by nutritional status in the early diagnosis. This is important because it can affect patient’s progress before the treatment begins. This study aimed to determine the nutritional status alteration in children with ALL during treatment. This was a descriptive analytical study with a cohort-restrospective design in ALL patients during treatment at Pediatric Department of Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Hospital Manado during period January 2006 to August 2013. Data were obtained from medical records of Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Hospital Manado. There were 31 respondents suffered from ALL at the age of 1 to 11 years old; males were more frquent than females. There were 17 respondents at standard risk while 14 respondents were at high risk. The results result of paired t-test showed that t-value