ABSTRAK
Konsumsi sayur dan buah termasuk masalah makan yang umum pada anak, khususnya anak prasekolah. Pentingnya mengonsumsi buah dan sayur yang merupakan sumber serat paling banyak masih kurang disadari oleh masyarakat Indonesia, khususnya Sumatera Utara. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui konsumsi buah, sayur dan sumbangannya terhadap kecukupan serat anak usia prasekolah pada keluarga nelayan di Kecamatan Teluk Nibung, Kota Tanjungbalai.
Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif dengan desain cross sectional, populasi penelitian adalah seluruh anak usia prasekolah yang berasal dari keluarga nelayan dan sampel sebanyak 76 anak usia prasekolah, dan pengambilan sampel dengan accidental sampling. Data frekuensi konsumsi buah dan sayur, jumlah konsumsi buah dan sayur, jenis buah dan sayur, sumbangan serat diperoleh dari wawancara dengan menggunakan formulir food recall dan food frequency questionnaires. Analisa data disajikan dalam bentuk distribusi frekuensi dan dianalisis secara deskripsi.
Hasil penelitian menunjukan konsumsi sayur dan buah anak prasekolah pada kategori kurang masing-masing sebesar 100% dan 90,8%, dan sumbangan serat sayur dan buah terhadap kecukupan serat anak prasekolah tertinggi sebesar 32,3%, terendah sebesar 3,6%. Ibu berpengetahuan kurang 47,4%.
Konsumsi sayur dan buah anak didukung pengetahuan ibu atau pengasuhnya. Perlu dilakukan pendidikan gizi untuk meningkatan pengetahuan ibu tentang pentingnya konsumsi sayur dan buah khususnya pada anak prasekolah agar terpenuhi kecukupan serat yang dianjurkan.
Kata kunci : konsumsi buah, sayur, sumbangannya terhadap kecukupan
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ABSTRACT
Consumption of vegetable and fruit include the problem of eating in children, especially preschool child. The importance of consumption fruits and vegetables are a source of fiber is still the most widely neglected by the Indonesian people, especially North Sumatra. The purpose of this study was to determine the consumption of fruit, vegetables and their contributions of fiber adequacy in preschool child of fisherman family in Teluk Nibung regional, Tanjungbalai city.
This study is a descriptive cross-sectional design, the study population was all of preschool child of fisherman family and the number of sample is 76 preshool child , and is taken by accidental sampling. Consumption frequency of fruit and vegetable , fruit and vegetable consumption, types of fruits and vegetables, the fiber contribution obtained from the interview using the form food recall and foood frequency questionnaires. Analysis of the data presented in the form of frequency distributions and analyzed descriptions.
The results showed consumption vegetables and fruit of preschool child in less category each other 100% and 90,8%, contribution of vegetable and fruits’ fiber to fiber adequacy of preshool child are 32,3% highest and 3,64%. Mothers in less knowledge is 47,4%.
Consumption of vegetables and fruit of preschool child are supported by mother’s knowledge or their educator. Education of nutrition needs to be done to increase mother’s knowledge about the importance of consume vegetables and fruit, especilly to Preschool child so that recommended of fiber adequacy was completed.
Keywords : consumption of fruit , vegetables , their contribution of fiber adequacy
