EFEKTIVITAS PEMBERIAN SIRUP ZINK DAN MODISCO TERHADAP PERUBAHAN BERAT BADAN PADA BALITA KEKURANGAN ENERGI PROTEIN (KEP) SEDANG DAN BERAT DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS JABUNG, JAWA TIMUR

Abstract

Lack of nutrients will cause the body's nutrient stores to be used to needs. This should be overcome more quickly by the combination of zinc and modisco syrup. The purpose of this study was to look at the effectiveness of the combination of zinc and modisco syrup against changes in body weight. The design of this study use quasy eksperimen with the pre and post test design with control group. The population used is all toddlers who having moderate and severe protein energy deficiency. The sample in this study were as many as 20 toddlers with a sampling technique which is total sampling. Based on the results of the study after giving zinc and modisco syrup combinations for 2 month, most of them experienced weight gain as much as 7 people (70%) in the control group, only modisco administered half had weight gain of 5 people (50%) Data collection in this study using observation sheets and data were analyzed using t-test with significant p = 0.05 and then the Eta squared test was conducted to assess effectiveness. Based on the results of the t-test, it was found that p = 0.034 so that p <0.05 which Ha was accepted, it means that there was a difference between zinc and modisco syrup administration to changes in underweight children in infants with moderate and severe. Eta Squared obtained 0.28 concluded that there is a large effectiveness combination of zinc and modisco syrup administration to increase toddler weight. For midwifery are advised to provide a combination of zinc syrup and modisco to treat malnutrition children