The Effectiveness of Giving Cork Fish Nugget to Increase Endurance of Toddlers at Community Health Centers Sentani Jayapura Regency

Abstract

Ester Rumaseb, Berliana Tampubolon, Jems K.R. Maay.

Background: The government's attention is still given to the problem of nutrition for children under five because of the high infant mortality rate (AKA) and the rate of under-nutrition and stunting in Indonesia. also, respiratory system disorders become health problems that often occur at the age of under-five. This is caused by many factors. One of them is due to the lack of consuming protein properly, but it can also be caused by a lack of knowledge of mothers in processing food menus for toddlers. In this study, the provision of snakehead fish in the form of snakehead fish nuggets (Channa Striata) was conducted. fish that live in fresh water and are a good source of animal protein for toddler nutrition. Lake Sentani is a source of snakehead fish that has not been maximally processed as a source of protein for children under five.
Purpose: To determine the relationship between snakehead fish nuggets and increased immune system under five at Sentani Health Center.
Methods: This study was a case-control design, namely the treatment of a group of toddlers with cold cough and a control group of healthy toddlers. The intervention given was snakehead fish nuggets 8 times with an interval of 1 day for 2 weeks. Samples of children aged 1-5 years, totaling 20 sick and 15 healthy toddlers, weigh in at the integrated health service center, taken randomly, and meet the specified inclusion requirements.
Results: shows that out of 20 toddlers there are 13 boys and 7 girls. Of the 20 children, the average age was 2.25 years, and the average body weight was 1.39 kg. in the control group of healthy toddlers as many as 15 people, the average age of 2.4 years, and an average body weight of 12.28 kg. Mc Nemar test with after administration of snakehead fish nuggets and it was proven that there was a change in recurrence to a significantly reduced p-value of 0.000 (<0.05).
Conclusion: It is statistically significant that snakehead fish nuggets have a relationship in increasing the immune system of toddlers by reducing the recurrence of cold stones in toddlers.
Suggestion: it is recommended to teach the public to prefer consuming snakehead fish as a source of animal protein for toddlers.