FACTORS AFFECTING ADOLESCENTS NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN PALEMBANG

Abstract

Adolescence is a period of nutritional vulnerability. The prevalence of overnutrition status in adolescents is increasing from year to year along with the trend of screen time, physical inactivity, and consumption of junk food in adolescents. This study aims to determine the relationship between screen time, physical activity, and consumption of junk food with the nutritional status of adolescents aged 13-15 years in the two junior high schools in Palembang. Junior High School 11 and Junior High School 40 alembang were chosen as research locations because these two schools have been practicing face-to-face learning since September 2021. This study used a cross sectional design with 68 subjects selected by purposive sampling method. The results showed that there were 14 adolescents (20.6%) who had overweight nutritional status. Most adolescents (79.4%) have high screen time. There are 57.4% of adolescents who are not active in physical activity and 45.6% of adolescents who often consume junk food. There was no relationship between screen time (p-value = 0.270) and consumption of junk food (p-value = 0.944) with nutritional status of the subjects, but there was a relationship between physical activity and the nutritional status (p-value = 0.035). Parents and schools are expected to be able directing the behavior of screen time, physical activity, and consumption of junk food in adolescent become more positive and meet the existing recommendations.