Original Articles · pages 54–58
Morbidity and Wasting in Children under Five Aged 12–59 Months
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Abdul Fandir, Aminuddin Syam, Veni Hadju, Muh. Israqi Ghazian. Morbidity and Wasting in Children under Five Aged 12–59 Months. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2023;36(1):54–58.
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Background: Wasting or continuous low body weight can be a risk factor for stunting. This study will look at the Cases of wasting in children aged 12–59 months in South Batui District, Banggai Regency, Central Sulawesi Province. Method: This research implemented an analytical cross-sectional survey approach with children aged 12–59 months as subjects. The main variables of the study were nutritional status, weight/age, and morbidity. Data collection used a questionnaire with interview techniques and anthropometric measuremen ts in children under five. Data analysis used bivariate study using a chi-square test.
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Morbidity, Nutritional status, Toddler, Wasting 1Postgraduate Student, Department of Nutrition, 2Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University