There is empirical evidence at the national level that suggests the 1999 Indonesian economic crisis impact was very heterogeneous both between urban and rural areas and across regions. A cross sectional study of the nutritional status of children and its determinants was performed in urban poor areas of Jakarta, and rural areas of Banggai in Central Sulawesi, and Alor-Rote in East Nusa Tenggara. Two-stage cluster sampling was used to obtain 1078 households with under-five children in the urban poor area of Jakarta, and 262 and 631 households with under-five children each for the rural areas of Banggai and Alor-Rote, respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnaemia due to iron deficiency is still a widespread problem. Among adolescent girls, it will bring negative consequences on growth, school performance, morbidity and reproductive performance. This cross sectional study aimed to identify the different nutritional and iron status characteristics of young adolescent girls 10-12 years old with iron deficiency anaemia and anaemia without iron deficiency in the rural coastal area of Indonesia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe adherence of program participants to periodic vitamin A capsule (VAC) supplementation among children aged 1-5 years (n = 677) in Central Java, Indonesia was assessed. Fourteen villages from five sub-districts and one ward from one sub-district in Central Java were included in the study to represent rural and suburban areas. All questions about demographic factors, socioeconomic conditions, current dietary practice and healthcare-seeking attitudes for common childhood illnesses, previous breastfeeding experience, their knowledge about vitamin A and adherence to the VAC program after capsule distribution (two periods in 2000) were asked.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis paper explores the sociocultural aspects in the reasons mothers gave for terminating exclusive breastfeeding. These sociocultural aspects were anticipated to influence the variance between actual breastfeeding practice and the current recommendations for exclusive breastfeeding. The complementary feeding patterns and the reasons for introducing complementary foods were assessed using a dietary recall called the Food Choice Map, in a sample of 40 mothers living in a sub-district of South Jakarta.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Iron deficiency anemia is the most prevalent nutrition problem in young children. One possible strategy to prevent iron deficiency anemia in this population group is the fortification of affordable food.
Objective: This study was designed to assess whether iron-fortified candies can improve iron status and are acceptable to children aged 4-6 y.