HUBUNGAN AKTIVITAS FISIK DAN PERILAKU MAKAN TERHADAP STATUS GIZI REMAJA SELAMA PANDEMI COVID-19 DI DESA KEBOAN SIKEP, GEDANGAN, SIDOARJO

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND EATING BEHAVIOR TO THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF ADOLESCENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMI IN KEBOAN SIKEP VILLAGE, GEDANGAN, SIDOARJO

Perubahan tubuh dan emosi yang terjadi saat remaja, menyebabkan ketidakseimbangan hingga mencakup perilaku makan. Terdapat 3 kategori perilaku makan yang berkaitan dengan faktor psikologis seseorang yaitu emotional eating, restraint eating dan external eating. Perilaku makan ini mempengaruhi respon remaja terhadap tata cara dan kebiasaan, frekuensi, preferensi makanan dan pola makan. Perilaku ini membuat remaja menjadi rentan mengalami permasalahan gizi kurang, overweight hingga obesitas. Ketiga aspek perilaku makan dan kurangnya aktifitas fisik dapat mencetuskan permasalahan status gizi. Permasalahan status gizi dapat mempengaruhi daya tahan tubuh. Pada era pandemi sekarang ini, daya tahan tubuh berperan penting dalam perlindungan diri dari virus COVID-19. Sistem imun dapat ditingkatkan melalui perilaku makan sehat dan peningkatan aktivitas fisik. Sedangkan saat pandemi, aktivitas fisik remaja sangat dibatasi. Tujuan dilakukannya penelitisn ini adalah mengidentifikasi hubungan aktivitas fisik dan perilaku makan remaja terhadap berat badannya. Penelitian dilakukan di Desa Keboan Sikep, Gedangan, Sidoarjo selama bulan April 2020 – Desember 2021. Penelitian dilakukan dengan desain penelitian cross-sectional dan teknik simple random sampling untuk penentuan respondennya. Responden pada penelitian ini merupakan 89 usia 13-18 tahun. Hasil penelitian ini ditemukan bahwa mayoritas remaja perempuan di Desa Keboan Sikep dengan usia 16 – 18 tahun dan memiliki status obesitas serta cenderung memiliki perilaku makan external eating. Berdasarkan uji statistik dengan p-value = 0,040 dan 0,041, dapat disimpulkan terdapat hubungan signifikan antara aktivitas fisik dan perilaku makan terhadap berat badan remaja selama pandemi Covid-19 di Desa Keboan Sikep.

    Changes in the body and emotions that occur during adolescence, cause imbalances that include eating behavior. There are 3 categories of eating behavior related to a person's psychological factors, namely emotional eating, restraint eating and external eating. This eating behavior influences adolescents' responses to procedures and habits, frequency, food preferences and eating patterns. This behavior makes adolescents vulnerable to malnutrition, overweight and obesity. The three aspects of eating behavior and lack of physical activity can trigger nutritional status problems. Problems with nutritional status can affect endurance. In the current pandemic era, the body's immune system plays an important role in protecting oneself from the COVID-19 virus. The immune system can be boosted through healthy eating behaviors and increased physical activity. Meanwhile, during a pandemic, adolescents' physical activities were very limited. The purpose of this research is to identify the relationship between physical activity and adolescent eating behavior on body weight. The research was conducted in Keboan Sikep Village, Gedangan, Sidoarjo during April 2020 - December 2021. The research was conducted using a cross-sectional study design and simple random sampling technique to determine the respondents. Respondents in this study were 89 aged 13-18 years. The results of this study found that the majority of female adolescents in Keboan Sikep Village were aged 16-18 years and had obesity status and tended to have external eating behavior. Based on statistical tests with p-values ​​= 0.040 and 0.041, it can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between physical activity and eating behavior on adolescent body weight during the Covid-19 pandemic in Keboan Sikep Village.