Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: August | Volume: 11 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 237-244
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20210833
The Relationship between Hemoglobin Concentration and Physical Growth and Development of Toddlers Age 2-5 Years in Malacca Village, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia
Nia Reviani1,2, Keswari Aji Patriawati3
1Medical Faculty, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
2National Population and Family Planning Board, Republic of Indonesia
3Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Nia Reviani
ABSTRACT
Stunting is a chronic nutritional problem caused by insufficient nutritional intake for a long time and can disrupt growth and development. Besides affecting physical growth, stunting can also affect haemoglobin levels. Stunting children have lower haemoglobin levels than non-stunting toddlers. This study aims to determine the relationship between haemoglobin concentration and physical and developmental growth in children aged two years - 5 years in Malaka Village, Sumedang, West Java. This study used an Analytical Observational design with a cross-sectional study approach. The number of samples is 64 respondents. Sample selection was made by purposive sampling. Data collection was taken by measuring height and weight and using the Denver Developmental Screening Test II. Data is processed using the chi-square statistical test with a significance level of p (α) = 0.05. The analysis results show no correlation between haemoglobin concentration and physical growth and development in children with a significance value of p> 0.05. It can be concluded that there is no significant relationship between haemoglobin concentration and physical and developmental growth in Infants 2 years - 5 years in Malaka Village, Sumedang. For further research, more respondents and better measurement tools are needed to improve the accuracy of the research results.
Key words: haemoglobin concentration, physical and developmental growth.