POLA ASUH MAKAN PADA BALITA DENGAN STATUS GIZI KURANG DI JAWA TIMUR, JAWA TENGAH DAN KALIMANTAN TENGAH,TAHUN 2011 (Feeding Pattern for Under Five Children with Malnutrition Status in East Java, West Java, and Central Kalimantan, Year 2011)

Background: According to UNICEF, is direct cause of children under fi ve are malnutrition toddler food consumption is not balanced and the presence of infectious diseases, while indirect factors such as parenting toddlers. Methods: The research was conducted over ten months in 2011, in three provinces of East Java, Central Java and Central Kalimantan. The design of the research done crossectional. Quantitative data collection through interviews using a structured questionare on maternal nutriton status of children under fi ve with malnutrition. Sampling was conducted under fi ve are malnourished purposively in each study site. Results: Most of which 33.3% have children under fi ve maternal education level of primary school and 26.7% graduated from high school. In this district there is a 45.8% Sumenep toddler educated mothers completed primary school, while the toddler’s mother graduated from high school in the city of Semarang and counties Gn. Mas respectively 38% and 35.1%. Malnourished children under fi ve who have fathers with education level did not complete as much as 16.7% of schools in the district Sumenep. Malnourished children under fi ve who have fathers with education level did not complete as much as 16.7% of schools in the district Sumenep, while in Semarang and counties Gn Mas most educated toddler’s father graduated from high school is as many as 44.8% and 35.1%. Type of disease that often affects children under fi ve are malnourished in the three study sites was 68.9% as fever, cough and colds was 15.6%, and diarrhea 8.9%. A diet that is given in addition to breast milk in children aged 0–6 months include honey, water, starch, milk formula, baby biscuits, bananas are softened, milk porridge, soft food, rice, vegetables, fi sh, eggs, beef, snacks with reason that children want to eat and not cry. Conclusion: Inappropriate diet for toddlers makes early breastfeeding initiation and exclusive breast feeding can not be implemented properly