| dc.description.abstract | Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate a pilot project of the Nursing Feeding Center “Posyandu Plus”
(NFCPP) through local food-based complementary feeding (LFCF) program designed to improve the
nutritional status of children aged 6–36 months at community health centers in Indonesia.
Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used to obtain data regarding the nutritional status of 109
children who participated in the project from 6 rural areas. The NFCPP was conducted for 9 weeks, comprising
2 weeks
of
preintervention,
6 weeks
of
intervention,
and
one
week
of
postintervention.
The
LFCF
intervention
consisted
of
12
sets
of
recipes
to
be
made
by
mothers
and
given
to
their
children
4 times
daily
over
6
weeks.
The
weight-for-age
z
score
(
WAZ), height-for-age z score (HAZ), weight-for-height z score
( WHZ), and body mass index-for-age z score (BAZ) were calculated using World Health Organization
Anthro Plus version 1.0.3.
Results: LFCF intervention significantly increased WHZ, WAZ, and BAZ scores but decreased HAZ
scores (P<0.001). Average scores of WHZ (0.96±0.97) and WAZ (0.45±0.72) increased; BAZ increased
(1.12±0.93) after 6 weeks of LFCF. WAZ scores postintervention were 50.5% of normal, and WHZ scores
were 77.1% of normal. However, the HAZ score decreased by 0.53±0.52, which indicated 57.8% had
short stature.
Conclusion: The NFCPP program with LFCF intervention can improve the nutritional status of children
in rural areas. It should be implemented as a sustained program for better provision of complementary
feeding during the period of lactation using local food made available at community health centers. | en_US |
