Factors contributing to the provision of complementary food by fathers to improve the growth of children aged 6-24 months: a cross sectional study
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Title
Factors contributing to the provision of complementary food by fathers to improve the growth of children aged 6-24 months: a cross sectional study
Subject
children, complementary food, father’s role, growth
Description
Introduction: Providing complementary foods to children aged 6-24 months has many obstacles that have an impact
on the child's growth. So far, the mother has played the most role, fathers tend to pay less attention in giving
complementary food. The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors that contribute to the provision of
complementary foods by fathers to improve the growth of children aged 6-24 months.
Methods: A cross-sectional approach on 366 children aged 6-24 months who were recruited using simple random
sampling. The variables consisted of children age, gender, father's age, father's education, father's job, mother's age,
mother's education, mother's job dan father's role and the growth of children age 6-24 months. Data was analysis binary
logistic regression.
Results: The study showed positive father involvement (72%) and normal growth (76.5%). The multivariate analysis
show that father's education, father's job, mother's age, mother's education, mother's job and father's role have a
significant relationship with the growth chart. Father's role is the most dominant variable because its OR is the highest
(p = 0.001; OR = 2.128; CI = 1.263-3.433), which means that a supportive or better father's role will make the provision of
complementary food better and improve the child's growth chart.
Conclusions: Fathers play an important role to give complementary feeding in children aged 6-24 months. This study
is expected to be applied with a wider range of areas in order to obtain comparisons with research that has been done.
on the child's growth. So far, the mother has played the most role, fathers tend to pay less attention in giving
complementary food. The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors that contribute to the provision of
complementary foods by fathers to improve the growth of children aged 6-24 months.
Methods: A cross-sectional approach on 366 children aged 6-24 months who were recruited using simple random
sampling. The variables consisted of children age, gender, father's age, father's education, father's job, mother's age,
mother's education, mother's job dan father's role and the growth of children age 6-24 months. Data was analysis binary
logistic regression.
Results: The study showed positive father involvement (72%) and normal growth (76.5%). The multivariate analysis
show that father's education, father's job, mother's age, mother's education, mother's job and father's role have a
significant relationship with the growth chart. Father's role is the most dominant variable because its OR is the highest
(p = 0.001; OR = 2.128; CI = 1.263-3.433), which means that a supportive or better father's role will make the provision of
complementary food better and improve the child's growth chart.
Conclusions: Fathers play an important role to give complementary feeding in children aged 6-24 months. This study
is expected to be applied with a wider range of areas in order to obtain comparisons with research that has been done.
Creator
Nur Mukarromah1
* , Wiwi Septa Hakim Masruro1
, Septian Galuh Winata1
, Abdul Aziz
Alimul Hidayat1
, Diah Priyantini1
, Chlara Yunita Prabawati1
, and Erfan Rofiqi1
* , Wiwi Septa Hakim Masruro1
, Septian Galuh Winata1
, Abdul Aziz
Alimul Hidayat1
, Diah Priyantini1
, Chlara Yunita Prabawati1
, and Erfan Rofiqi1
Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jn.v20i2.66038
Date
12 April 2025
Contributor
peri irawan
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pdf
Language
english
Type
text
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Citation
Nur Mukarromah1
* , Wiwi Septa Hakim Masruro1
, Septian Galuh Winata1
, Abdul Aziz
Alimul Hidayat1
, Diah Priyantini1
, Chlara Yunita Prabawati1
, and Erfan Rofiqi1, “Factors contributing to the provision of complementary food by fathers to improve the growth of children aged 6-24 months: a cross sectional study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 21, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11134.