The Relationship between Nutritional Status and Gross Motoric Development for Toddlers 3-5 Years Old at the Bajoe Health Center, Bone Regency

Abstract

Nationally, the nutritional status of children in various regions in Indonesia is still a problem. The nutritional status of toddlers is an important thing that every parent should know. The need for more attention in growth and development at the age of five is based on the fact that malnutrition that occurs during this golden period is irreversible (cannot be recovered). Malnutrition can affect the development of a child's brain and gross motor skills. The research objective was to determine the relationship between nutritional status and gross motoric development in children under five years of age . This type of research was Analytical Survey with Cross Sectional design conducted at the Bajoe Health Center for 61 respondents taken using a non-probability sampling technique, namely accidental sampling, the data was collected using a questionnaire and analyzed using the chi-square test. The results of the chi square test showed a p-value of 0.000 (p <0.05), which means that there is a relationship between nutritional status and gross motor development of children under five years of age. Increase the availability of trained personnel, especially midwives and nutritionists as personnel in charge of serving nutrition counseling and monitoring developments toddlers at the Bajoe Health Center, Bone District.