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Household Food Insecurity, Nutritional Knowledge of Mothers on Nutritional Status among Children Under Five Years in Gili Iyang Island, Indonesia

household food security Mother's Nutrition Knowledge Nutritional status Mother caregiver Indonesia

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Background: Food insecurity in the home and well-informed moms' nutritional understanding can shield children from circumstances that result in low height and BMI for their age.

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to ascertain the relationship between food insecurity in the home and mothers' nutritional awareness of the nutritional condition of children under five on Gili Iyang Island.

Methods: The nutritional status of the children was assessed using anthropometric measures, and the mother and caregivers' knowledge of nutrition was examined using a cross-sectional study methodology. In this study, a total of 39 mother/caregiver-child pairs were included.

Results: Mothers and caregivers had a low degree of dietary awareness (84.62%). Stunting and wasting rates were 17.95% and 12.82%, respectively. The incidence of stunting decreased with increased nutritional knowledge of mothers/caregivers (p=0.032, r=0.343), and there was a strong positive association between mothers' and caregivers' knowledge of nutrition and children's height-for-age. Nutritional status (HAZ) and household food security were significantly correlated (p<0.001).

Conclusions: The conclusion there was an association between the mother/caregiver's nutritional knowledge and the nutritional status of children. There was relationship of household food security with child's nutritional status.