Background: Malnutrition is a public health problem, especially in developing countries. Malnutrition of children can affect brain development during growth and increase morbidity and mortality. Low birth weight (LBW) plays an important role in child morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of malnutrition in children under five years old and LBW in Indonesia are still high.Objective: This study aimed to assess the risk of LBW on the incidence of malnutrition in children under five years old in coastal areas.Method: This was an observational analytic study with case control approach. The study was conducted on 64 respondents in the coastal area of Kendari City, Southeast Sulawesi on November to December 2018. Case group (n=16) was children under five years old who experienced malnutrition in the working area of Abeli, Mata and Benu-Benua Health Center in October 2018. Control group (n=48) was taken by measuring body weight and then adjusted to the category and threshold of nutritional status based on the body weight index according to age. Sixteen respondents of case group were recruited using total sampling. Forty-eight respondents of control group were also recruited using purposive sampling with non-matching method according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The Odd Ratio (OR) statistical test was used with a 2x2 contingency table and a 95% confidence level with a significance level of α = 0.05.Results: The majority of respondents were 25-48 months old, and maternal age was mostly 36-45 years old in the case group (37.5%) and 26-35 years old in the control group (50.0%). The majority of maternal education level was junior high school in the case group (43.7%) and high school in the control group (47.9%). The statistical test results were obtained OR = 5.923 (CI=95%) with Lower Limit (1.724) and Upper Limit (20.346).  Conclusion: Infants with LBW had a 5 times higher risk for experiencing malnutrition in childhood in coastal areas. Therefore, knowledge of LBW and malnutrition is needed to improve public health status.

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

Background: Pregnant women more often experience urinary tract infections, especially asymptomatic bacteriuria. Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women increases the risk of preterm labor, low birth weight, and pyelonephritis.Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women in coastal areas.Method:This study design was analytic observational with cross sectional method. The research was carried out in the coastal area of Kendari city. The population was pregnant women who performed antenatal care in the working area of Puskesmas Mata, Puskesmas Nambo and Puskesmas Abeli in May-October 2016. Sampling was simple random sampling. Data analysis used Chi square test with significance level <0.05.Result:In this study 268 urine samples were obtained from respondents who performed antenatal care in the coastal area of Kendari City. The highest respondents aged 26-30 years old (42.1%), high school education (49.6%), third trimester (55, 6%) and the entrepreneurial husband (41.8%). Examination of bacteriuria showed positive test with nitrite and leukocytes (24.6%) and positive nitrite and/or leukocytes (30.9%). The highest prevalence of bacteriuria occurs in the third trimester (36.9%). Chi-square test showed a significant difference in the prevalence of bacteriuria according to gestational age (p <0.00).Conclusion: The prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women in coastal areas was 30.9%. The highest prevalence occurs in third trimester of pregnancy.Key words :asymptomatic bacteriuria, gestational age, pregnant women

Obesity is a disorder that result from excessive body fat accumulation. Etiology of obesity is not clear, but generally obesity caused by imbalance of intake and energy utilization which energy intake is more than energy utilization. Alteration of consumption pattern and low physical activity at daily life also determine body fat accumulation that cause obesity.This research aimed to analyze physical activity and fast food consumption as risk factors toward obesity at 1st Senior High School of Kendari. This is an observational stuy with case control design. This research’s sample consist of 47th cases and 47th controls that selected by random sampling. Data was analyzed by using Odds Ratio. This research’s instruments were scale, microtoice and questionnaire for physical actovity and fast food consumption among students at age 16-18 years old at 1st Senior High School of Kendari 2018.Result of this research shown that physical activity is a risk factor for obesity (OR = 8,181 ; 95% CI = 3,181-21,035) and fast food consumption is a risk factor for obesity (OR = 14,578 ; 95% CI = 5,083-41,809) among students of 1st Senior High School of Kendari. This research’s conclusion are low physical activity and fast food consumption more than 3 times for a week were risk factors for obesity among students at 1st Senior High School of Kendari.

Background: Fulfillment of food is a human need to maintain its life and carry out daily activities, the law Number 12 of 1995 Article 14 mandates that prisoners are entitled to health services and adequate food. Research Purpose: This study aims to determine the effect of diet on nutritional status of prisoners in prison Class II A Baubau. Research Method: The study was conducted in February of 2018 at the Class II A Baubau Prison Center on 132 prisoners. The research method used was observational analytics with cross sectional approach by measuring body weight and height also interview using questionnaire. The data of the research were analyzed using chi square test. Research Result: The results showed that 23.5% of respondents were nutritional status of thin, 65.9% normal nutritional status and 10.6% of respondents had more nutritional status. Prisoner diet was found that 82.6% of respondents get food according to the prison regulations and 17.4% of respondents get food not in accordance with prisons. Chi square test showed that there is influence of diet to nutritional status of prisoner shown with value P = 0.000. Conclusion: The conclusion of this research, that there was a dietary influence on the nutritional status of prisoners of Class II A Baubau. It was expected that the government and the prisons can pay attention to the intake of nutrients received by prisoners to achieve optimal prison health and coaching processes.Keywords: Prison, Inmates, Dietary Habit, Nutritional Status