FAKTOR RISIKO UNDERWEIGHT PADA BALITA DI PERKOTAAN DAN PERDESAAN INDONESIA [ANALISIS DATA STUDI STATUS GIZI BALITA INDONESIA 2019]

The problem of underweight needs special attention because it is the beginning of chronic nutritional problems such as stunting, it even can lead to death. This study aims to identify risk factors for underweight in children aged 0-59 months in urban and rural Indonesia. Using data from the 2019 Under-five child Nutritional Status Study with a cross-sectional design with a sample of 84,819 toddlers. The highest proportion of underweight children aged 24-35 months (18.9%) and 36-47 months (18.2%), male (17.6%), living in rural areas (18.8%) from the Nusa Tenggara region (26.4%) and had a history of diarrhoeal disease (19.7%). The results of multivariate analysis showed, risk of underweight among children who lived in urban and rural areas was almost the same, which is from the age group 24-35 months (AOR=2.19; 95% CI=1.93-2.50) and (AOR=1.99;95%CI=1.76–2.26); male (AOR=1.18; 95%CI=1.66–2.15) and (AOR=1.18; 95%CI=1.12-1.24); from the Nusa Tenggara region (AOR =1.89; 95%CI = 1.66-2.15) and (AOR=2.05; 95%CI=1.87-2.26) but children under five in rural areas have extra risk which was a history of diarrhoeal disease (AOR=1.37; 95%CI=1.18-1.58). The risk factors for underweight in under-five children in urban and rural areas are in the age of 24-35 months, male and from the Nusa Tenggara region. The difference is the history of diarrhoeal disease in rural areas. A history of suffering from diarrhoea increases the risk of underweight in children. It is necessary to increase knowledge related to the nutritional needs of children and explore the main causes of nutritional problems based on regional conditions