PERBEDAAN KEJADIAN INFEKSI SETELAH PEMBERIAN SENG PADA BALITA GIZI BAIK USIA 3-5 TAHUN DI KABUPATEN BOJONEGORO

Background: Mortality rates of diarrhea in children aged 3-5 years is still high. Zinc supplementation can reduce the incidence of diarrhea. Still little research into the effect of zinc supplementation for prevention of diarrhea. Objective: For knowing the effect zinc supplementation to prevention of diarrhea in children aged 3-5 years in Bojonegoro. Methods: The study design is the Pre Test Post Test Control Design conducted in June 2011 for 2 months in Sumberrejo Bojonegoro district, with the subject of children aged 3-5 years as many as 24 children, 12 children are given zinc supplementation and 12 children given a placebo. Incidence of diarrhea was observed and the level of consumption through food recall at the beginning and end of the study.Results: There were no significant differences in the incidence of diarrhea between zinc and placebo groups. There are significant differences in consumption of energy and protein levels between the zinc and placebo groups (p