Universal Journal of Public Health Vol. 10(2), pp. 159 - 167
DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2022.100202
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Nutritional Status of Children Aged 6-17 Years: The Condition during the COVID-19 Pandemic Reviewing Weight Indexed by Height


Diajeng Tyas Pinru Phytanza 1,2, Erick Burhaein 3,4,*, Carla Cristina Vieira Lourenço 5, Budiman 4,6, Jamaludin Yusuf 7,8, Angkit Kinasih 9, Maharani Fatima Gandasari 10, Bangkit Seandi Taroreh 11
1 Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta 55281, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2 Doctoral Program of Education Science, Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, 55281, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia
3 Department of Sports Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Ma’arif Nahdlatul Ulama Kebumen, Kebumen, 54316, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
4 Doctoral Program of Sports Education, School Postgraduates Studies, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, 40154, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
5 Department of Sport of Science, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, 6201-001, Portugal
6 Physical Education Health and Recreation, STKIP Pasundan, Cimahi, Jawa Barat, 40512, Indonesia
7 Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Pekajangan Pekalongan, Pekalongan, 51173, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
8 Doctoral Program of Sports Education, School Postgraduates Studies, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, 50237, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
9 Physical Education Health and Recreation, Fakultas Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana, Salatiga, Jawa Tengah, 50711, Indonesia
10 Department of Sports Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Tanjungpura, Pontianak, 78124, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
11 Department of Sports Education, Faculty of Teaching Science Education and Language, Universitas Bina Dharma, Palembang, 30111, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

This study aims to find out the nutritional status of students based on height and weight. Study participants were randomly selected from two countries: Indonesia and Portugal. This study is a quantitative descriptive study using survey methods, instruments for the calculation of weight index by height in children aged 6-17 years. The study used measurements of weight and height. Data collection techniques using anthropometric measurements that include measurements of weight and height are then calculated based on data analysis techniques using quantitative descriptive with percentages. The results of the above study and discussion concluded that the nutritional status of children aged 6-17 years during the COVID-19 pandemic was reviewed and the weight index by height was the majority in the normal category. This study has implications for 1) Helping children understand the importance of nutritional status for development and growth, especially for those who do not fall into the normal category and; 2) Children are expected to maximize the role of physical activity to improve the physical freshness and nutritional status of students. Then, this study contributes to future research that is the need to include certain free variables to be known the dominant variables in affecting nutritional status in children.

KEYWORDS
Aged 6-17, Children, Nutritional Status, Pandemic

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Diajeng Tyas Pinru Phytanza , Erick Burhaein , Carla Cristina Vieira Lourenço , Budiman , Jamaludin Yusuf , Angkit Kinasih , Maharani Fatima Gandasari , Bangkit Seandi Taroreh , "Nutritional Status of Children Aged 6-17 Years: The Condition during the COVID-19 Pandemic Reviewing Weight Indexed by Height," Universal Journal of Public Health, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 159 - 167, 2022. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2022.100202.

(b). APA Format:
Diajeng Tyas Pinru Phytanza , Erick Burhaein , Carla Cristina Vieira Lourenço , Budiman , Jamaludin Yusuf , Angkit Kinasih , Maharani Fatima Gandasari , Bangkit Seandi Taroreh (2022). Nutritional Status of Children Aged 6-17 Years: The Condition during the COVID-19 Pandemic Reviewing Weight Indexed by Height. Universal Journal of Public Health, 10(2), 159 - 167. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2022.100202.