Effect of Recovery Supplementary Feeding on Height Improvement in Stunted Toddlers: A Study at Mijen Health Center, Semarang, Central Java

2025-06-24T04:20:12+00:00

Background: The level of child malnutrition in Indonesia is considered to be high in the world. Some efforts were granted including the provision of supplementary food in some areas of Indonesia. The effort is chosen as a step to fulfill the need for nutrition in children. Objectives: This study aims to determine the relationship between providing supplementary food recovery and height gain in stunted toddlers at Mijen Health Center, Semarang City, Central Java. Method: This research employed a descriptive quantitative approach with a cross-sectional survey design. A checklist was used in the study. The sample consisted of 50 stunted toddlers selected through saturation sampling. Statistical analysis utilized the Chi-Square test with a confidence level of 95%. Results: As many as 52% of respondents have spent the recovery supplemental feeding (PMT) consumed for 60 days. The height of toddlers given recovery PMT increased, which previously had an average Z-score of -2.03, then increased to -1.86. Based on the results of the Chi-Square test, a P-Value of 0.009 (<0.05) can be interpreted that there is a significant relationship because the P-Value is <0.05; OR of 5,500 can be interpreted that recovery supplements that are not eaten out have a 5,500 times greater risk of no increase in height of stunted toddlers compared to toddlers who consume recovery PMT. Conclusion: This study concludes that there is a relationship between the provision of recovery supplementary food and height gain in stunted toddlers in the operational area of Mijen Health Center, Semarang City, Central Java.

The Relationship Between Vitamin D Levels in Pregnant Women and Spontaneous Abortion During Early Pregnancy

2025-06-24T04:28:34+00:00

Background: About 10-15% of clinically detectable pregnancies end in a spontaneous abortion. This research set out to examine Iraqi pregnant women's vitamin D levels in connection to their risk of miscarriage. Our goal is to learn more about the correlation between vitamin D insufficiency and abortion rates by analyzing blood vitamin D concentrations in women who have experienced spontaneous miscarriages. Materials and methods: An investigation of a cross-sectional nature was carried out at the Al Diwaniya Maternity and Child Teaching Hospital in Iraq between the months of August 2016 and August 2017. Using well-established laboratory procedures, 42 women who had previously experienced an abortion of their own accord provided blood samples for the purpose of determining their vitamin D levels. Result: The average concentration of vitamin D in the serum was 21.48 ± 11.82 ng/ml, while sixty percent of the participants had levels that were insufficient (less than twenty ng/ml). It was shown that there was a significant negative correlation (r = -0.717, p < 0.001) between the levels of vitamin D and the occurrence of miscarriages. Using regression analysis, it was discovered that vitamin D levels were responsible for explaining 51.4% of the variance in the incidences of miscarriage. Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency is significantly associated with an increased risk of spontaneous miscarriage. Preventing vitamin D insufficiency may reduce miscarriage rates among Iraqi women.

Jurnal Kebidanan Midwiferia

Effect of Recovery Supplementary Feeding on Height Improvement in Stunted Toddlers: A Study at Mijen Health Center, Semarang, Central Java

The Relationship Between Vitamin D Levels in Pregnant Women and Spontaneous Abortion During Early Pregnancy