Effects of An Integrated Nutritional Health Intervention on Energy and Protein Intake in Under Five-Year Malnourished Children
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Title
Effects of An Integrated Nutritional Health Intervention on Energy and Protein Intake in Under Five-Year Malnourished Children
Subject
energy intake, integrated nutritional health intervention, malnourished, protein intake
Description
Malnutrition is thought to be the cause of more than one third of all child deaths, despite being rarely cited as a cause. In
Indonesia, 19.9% of the population is malnourished, which is a very high prevalence. To prevent and treat malnutrition
in children, numerous strategies have been developed, including an integrated nutritional health intervention. This
research aimed to determine the effectiveness of an integrated nutritional health intervention for the energy and protein
intake of malnourished children under the age of five. This study had a quasi-experimental design with a pre- and posttest control group. The research took place in Padang City, West Sumatra Province, between August 2020 and February
2021. The study data were collected using a standardized questionnaire at baseline and six months after the intervention,
utilizing a sample size of 140 people. The data were evaluated using dependent and independent t-tests between the
study’s baseline and end line. The energy and protein intake variables showed a difference, indicating a significant
increase in the score from the baseline to the end line (energy intake: difference-in-differences (DID) = 405.53, 95%
confidence interval [CI] = 362.01–449.05, p = .000; protein intake: DID = 4.62, 95% CI = 3.79–5.45, p = .000). This
study found that the integrated nutritional health intervention increased the energy and protein intake of malnourished
children and had a substantial impact on reducing the prevalence of risk factors when adequate protein and energy intake
was provided.
Indonesia, 19.9% of the population is malnourished, which is a very high prevalence. To prevent and treat malnutrition
in children, numerous strategies have been developed, including an integrated nutritional health intervention. This
research aimed to determine the effectiveness of an integrated nutritional health intervention for the energy and protein
intake of malnourished children under the age of five. This study had a quasi-experimental design with a pre- and posttest control group. The research took place in Padang City, West Sumatra Province, between August 2020 and February
2021. The study data were collected using a standardized questionnaire at baseline and six months after the intervention,
utilizing a sample size of 140 people. The data were evaluated using dependent and independent t-tests between the
study’s baseline and end line. The energy and protein intake variables showed a difference, indicating a significant
increase in the score from the baseline to the end line (energy intake: difference-in-differences (DID) = 405.53, 95%
confidence interval [CI] = 362.01–449.05, p = .000; protein intake: DID = 4.62, 95% CI = 3.79–5.45, p = .000). This
study found that the integrated nutritional health intervention increased the energy and protein intake of malnourished
children and had a substantial impact on reducing the prevalence of risk factors when adequate protein and energy intake
was provided.
Creator
Yani Maidelwita, Tukimin bin Sansuwito, Faridah Mohd Said
Source
DOI: 10.7454/jki.v28i2.1238
Publisher
Universitas Indonesia
Date
2025
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Rights
pISSN 1410-4490; eISSN 2354-9203
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
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Citation
Yani Maidelwita, Tukimin bin Sansuwito, Faridah Mohd Said, “Effects of An Integrated Nutritional Health Intervention on Energy and Protein Intake in Under Five-Year Malnourished Children,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 21, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/10977.