Hubungan Antara Pengetahuan Gizi, Kebiasaan Sarapan, dan Besaran Uang Saku dengan Perilaku Memilih Jajan pada Siswa Overweight Kelas 4—6 MIN 2 Magetan

Correlation Between Knowledge of Nutrition, Breakfast Habits, and Amount of Pocket Money with the Behavior of Choosing Snacks in Overweight 4—6th Graders of MIN 2 Magetan

Overweight (kegemukan) dan obesitas merupakan kondisi penumpukan lemak secara abnormal atau berlebihan yang menimbulkan risiko bagi kesehatan. Overweight dan obesitas juga dijumpai pada siswa kelas 4-6 MIN 2 Magetan. Salah satu faktor penyebab overweight pada anak adalah perilaku jajan, yaitu pilihan jajanan cenderung tidak sejalan dengan makanan sehat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara pengetahuan gizi, kebiasaan sarapan, dan besaran uang saku dengan perilaku memilih jajan pada siswa overweight kelas 4—6 MIN 2 Magetan.

Penelitian ini menggunakan desain cross sectional dengan sampel sejumlah 57 siswa. Pengumpulan data pengetahuan gizi menggunakan instrument tes, selanjutnya kebiasaan sarapan, besaran uang saku, serta perilaku memilih jajan menggunakan kuesioner. Analisis statistik terhadap hubungan antara variabel menggunakan uji korelasi Rank Spearman.

Hasil penelitian diketahui tidak terdapat hubungan antara pengetahuan gizi dengan perilaku memilih jajan (p=0,066), tidak terdapat hubungan antara kebiasaan sarapan dengan perilaku memilih jajan (p=0,932), dan terdapat hubungan antara besaran uang saku dengan perilaku memilih jajan (p=0,037).

Kata Kunci: Overweight, Anak Sekolah, Pengetahuan, Sarapan, Uang Saku, Perilaku Memilih Jajan

Overweight and obesity are conditions where fat is accumulated abnormally or excessively which poses a risk to health. Overweight and obesity are also found in students in grades 4-6 of MIN 2 Magetan. One of the factors causing overweight in children is snacking behavior, where childern’s snack choices tend not to be healthy food. This study aims to determine the relationship between nutritional knowledge, breakfast habits, and the amount of pocket money with snack choice behavior in overweight students in grades 4-6 MIN 2 Magetan.

This research used a cross sectional design with a sample of 57 students. Data were collected on nutritional knowledge using test instruments, then breakfast habits, the amount of pocket money, and behavior in choosing snacks using a questionnaire. Statistical analysis of the relationship between variables uses the Spearman Rank correlation test.

The results of the research showed that there was no relationship between nutritional knowledge and behavior in choosing snacks (p=0.066), there was no relationship between breakfast habits and behavior in choosing snacks (p=0.932), and there was a relationship between the amount of pocket money and behavior in choosing snacks (p=0.037).

Keywords: Overweight, School Children, Knowledge, Breakfast, Pocket Money, Snack Choosing Behavior