Background: Low nutritional intake during pregnancy and nutritional status of pregnant women cause various effects for mother and babies. One of the effects is low birth weight. The prevalence of LBW in coastal areas is still high. This study aims to determine the relationship between eating habits of pregnant women with birth weight in coastal areas.Method: This study was an observational analytic study using a cross-sectional method. The sample were 50 respondents obtained using the consecutive sampling method. Data collection on eating habits used a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Data analysis used Fisher's Exact test with a significance value of p <0.05.Results: The results showed that infant birth weight in coastal areas was associated with the habits of pregnant women eating carbohydrate sources (p=0.45), protein sources (p=0.17) and vegetables (p=0.006). Infant birth weight in coastal areas was not related to the habits of pregnant women eating fruit (p=1.00). Conclusion: There was a relationship between infant birth weight in coastal areas and the habit of pregnant women eating carbohydrates sources, protein sources and vegetables. There was no relationship between infant birth weight in coastal areas and the habit of pregnant women eating fruits. Keywords :Birth weight, eating habits, pregnant women
ABSTRAKKebutuhan gizi ibu hamil meningkat seiring dengan bertambahnya umur kehamilan. Pemenuhanasupan gizi dan pola makanan yang tepat berperan penting terhadap kesehatan ibu dan janin. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran pola konsumsi makanan pada ibu hamil didaerah pesisir Kota Kendari. Metode: Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif observasional dengan metode cross-sectional. Pengambilan sampel secara consecutive sampling yang dilakukan pada ibu hamil trimester ketiga di daerah pesisir Kota Kendari pada bulan September-Desember 2016. Data diambil menggunakan food frequency questionaire (FFQ) pada 50 responden ibu hamil. Hasil: Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa makanan yang tersering dikonsumsi adalah nasi (100%) dan ikan segar (94%). Sayuran yang paling sering dikonsumsi adalah bayam (52%). Makanan yang jarang dikonsumsi adalah ikan asin (34%). Sebagian besar responden tidak pernah mengkonsumsi kerang (98%). Sumber karbohidrat yang tersering dikonsumsi adalah nasi (100%) dengan skor 50, sumber protein tersering adalah ikan segar (94%) dengan skor 46,5 dan sayuran tersering adalah bayam (52%) dengan skor 31,8.Simpulan: Ibu hamil di daerah pesisir Kota Kendari mempunyai pola konsumsi makanan yang banyak dari sumber karbohidrat dan protein, serta sayuran. Perlu senantiasa dilakukan penyuluhanpemenuhan gizi seimbang dan variasi makanan dari bahan makanan lokal. Kata kunci: daerah pesisir, food frequency questionnaire, ibu hamil, pola konsumsi
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