Factors Affecting Nutritional Status of Adolescent Women in Karang Anyar Village, Jati Agung Distric

Abstract

Background: During adolescence, the tendency to choose unhealthy foods and irregular eating behavior can hurt
health and nutritional status. One eating behavior that often occurs in teenagers is meal skipping or skipping meal
times. Objective: to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between adolescent girls' eating patterns,
especially meal-skipping behavior, and nutritional status. Method: This study used a cross-sectional design. The
time for this research is 6 months, namely from April to October 2023. This research was carried out in Karang
Anyar Village, South Lampung. The case population in this study were all young women attending high school and
equivalent in Karang Anyar. Sampling used stratified random sampling. The analysis used in this research is chisquare analysis. Results: The number of samples participating in this study was 25 people with a Body Mass Index
of less than 13 people and normal 12 people. Based on the tests that have been carried out, it is known that the level
of education and dietary habits influence the nutritional status of Adolescence Women (p < 0.05) while the
completeness of food types, snack habits, knowledge and eating disorders do not affect the nutritional status of
adolescent girls (p > 0.05). Conclusion: This research explains that there is a relationship between education level
and dietary habits on nutritional status, and there is no relationship between the type of food, eating habits, and
eating disorders on the nutritional status of adolescence women in Karang Anyar.