Monthly household income and intake of nutrients among adolescent females in a rural setting of Indonesia

Adolescents are a vulnerable age group when it comes to nutrition. Some adolescents receive insufficient daily intake, particularly in rural areas with low household incomes. Moreover, suppose adolescents' nutritional intake is insufficient and is not addressed immediately until the preconception period; therefore, it will adversely influence the failure of the first 1000 days of life. This study aimed to examine the association between monthly household income and intake of macro-micro nutrients among adolescent females in a rural setting. This cross-sectional study included 100 adolescent girls aged 15-19 years old in Gunung kidul District, Special Region of Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia. For three days, intakes of macro-micro nutrients were obtained using the 24-hour dietary recall method. Pearson correlation was used to examine the relationship between monthly household income and macro-micro nutrient intake. Adolescent females had low dietary intakes with mean as follows, energy 1514.4 kcal, protein 55.7 g, fat 52.7 g, carbohydrate 219.6 g, iron 6.7 mg, zinc 5.1 mg, and vit A 742.2 µg. Monthly household income was found to have a significant relationship with energy intake (p=0.000, r=0.817), protein (p=0.000, r=0.614), fat (p=0.000, r=0.486), carbohydrate (p=0.000, r=0.692), iron (p=0.000, r=0.373), zinc (p=0.000, r=0.511), and vitamin A (p=0.027, r=0.221).&nbsp