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Defisiensi Vitamin A dan Zinc sebagai Faktor Risiko terjadinya Stunting pada Balita di Nusa Tenggara Barat

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Hildren of 1-5 years old often face nutrition problem such as undernourishment vitamin A and zinc deficiency, anemia stunting and low mental development index (MDI). Vitamin A deficiency can cause growth disorder and declining zinc transport and mobilization in the heart meanwhile zinc is needed in retinol binding protein synthesis. If the deficiency lasts for long it can cause growth disorder as manifested in stunting incidence. To study vitamin A and zinc deficiency as risk factors for the incidence of stunting among underfives at Nusa Tenggara Barat. The study was analytic observational with cross sectional design. Subject of the study were 327 underfives of 6-59 months at the Province of Nusa Tenggara Barat. Nutrition status was assessed through measurement of anthopometry, retional serum level using HPLC, zinc serum were using AAS and hemoglobin using hemo Cue. Data of individual characteristics and rearing pattern were obtained through interview and nutrient intake were measured using recall 2 x 24 hours. Data analysis used bivariate technique for variable related to stunting, chi square test for category data, independents t-test for ratio and logistic regression test to measure risk of some variables simultaneously related to incidence of stunting. The result of bevariate analysis showed that was difference in age between stunted and normal underfives (p

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Media Litbang Kesehatan19 (Sup) 2009

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Jakarta : Badan Litbang Kesehatan., 2009

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0853-9987

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zinc
VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
DWARFISM
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