Nutritional status of children in Central Sulawesi post-earthquake and tsunami: A study based on e-PPGBM data

Mujayanto Mujayanto* -  Poltekkes Kemenkes Surabaya, Kota Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Fahmi Hafid -  Poltekkes Kemenkes Surabaya, Kota Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia
DOI : 10.30867/action.v9i3.1986

Supp. File(s): Ethical Approval common.other common.other common.other Covering Letter common.other
The earthquake and tsunami on September 28, 2018, in Central Sulawesi had a severe impact on children's health and nutrition, particularly concerning malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies. This study compared the nutritional status of children in disaster-affected and unaffected areas. This study employed a cross-sectional design to assess changes in the prevalence of stunting, underweight, and wasting among children aged 6-23 months in Sigi Regency using data from the e-PPGBM System. The study analyzed data from three periods: before and after the disaster, with data from 10,894 children and 10,894 children. Statistical tests were used to identify changes in stunting, underweight, and wasting. The results showed that after the disaster, the average Z-scores of Height-for-Age (HAZ) and Weight-for-Height (WHZ) was significantly lower in the disaster-affected areas than in the unaffected areas (p = 0,00), indicating a sustainable impact on the growth and nutritional status of children. The conclusion of this study shows a significant decline in children's nutritional status in disaster-affected areas compared with unaffected areas. Prompt action and sustained recovery efforts are crucial to address the long-term impacts on children's growth and nutrition

Supplement Files

Keywords : Post-Disaster Nutrition Stunting, Wasting, e-PPGBM, Central Sulawesi

  1. Abimibayo Adeoya, A., Sasaki, H., Fuda, M., Okamoto, T., & Egawa, S. (2022). Child Nutrition in Disaster: A Scoping Review. The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, 256(2), 103–118. https://doi.org/10.1620/tjem.256.103
  2. Akinyode Obembe, T., Oluwaseun Bosede, A., Ariyo, O., I P Adeniji, F., Olaoye, A., & Mathew Adebayo, A. (2024). Nutritional status of school children in South-West Nigeria: Inferences from a national homegrown school feeding programme. African Health Sciences, 24(1), 239–249. https://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v24i1.29
  3. Al Rahmad, A. H. (2018). Modul pendamping KMS sebagai sarana ibu untuk memantau pertumbuhan balita. AcTion: Aceh Nutrition Journal, 3(1), 42–47. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.30867/action.v3i1.98
  4. Al Rahmad, A. H., Junaidi, J., Muliyani, N. S., & Emilda, E. (2023). The impact of integrating the ISO/IEC 25010 standard into the" PSG Balita" on the quality of the toddler nutritional status report data. AcTion: Aceh Nutrition Journal, 8(4), 653–659. https://doi.org/10.30867/action.v8i4.754
  5. Al Rahmad, A. H., Sofyan, H., Usman, S., & Mudatsir. (2024). The Accuracy Data of the Toddlers’ Nutritional Status using the “PSG Balita” App. In T. Tahlil & P. Ardia (Eds.), The 6th Aceh International Nursing Conference (pp. 82–86). Journal of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22442/jlumhs.2024.01130
  6. Arbie, F. Y., & Labatjo, R. (2019). Examining the nutrition levels and stunting problem in Indonesian children. AcTion: Aceh Nutrition Journal, 4(2), 89. https://doi.org/10.30867/action.v4i2.126
  7. Behanan, A., Krishnan, A., Sukumar, B. S., Shashirekha, H. K., Tare, H., Gadgil, N., & Kulkarni, A. (2023). Nutritional status of under-5 children during COVID-19: Insights from Anganwadi workers of Kerala, India. Multidisciplinary Reviews, 7(2), 2024027. https://doi.org/10.31893/multirev.2024027
  8. Boulebatt, S. (2023). Assessment of the Efficiency of Application of the National Protocol for Integrated Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in National Hospital Center of Nouakchott -Mauritania. Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research, 7(9), 3911–3915. https://doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v7i9.10
  9. Choedon, T., Brennan, E., Joe, W., Lelijveld, N., Huse, O., Zorbas, C., Backholer, K., Murira, Z., Wrottesley, S. V., & Sethi, V. (2024). Nutritional status of school‐age children (5–19 years) in South Asia: A scoping review. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13607
  10. de Pee, S., Moench-Pfanner, R., Martini, E., Zlotkin, S. H., Darnton-Hill, I., & Bloem, M. W. (2007). Home fortification in emergency response and transition programming: experiences in Aceh and Nias, Indonesia. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 28(2), 189–197. https://doi.org/10.1177/156482650702800208
  11. Gedeon, R., Hallit, S., & Wakim, L. H. (2022). Food insecurity and eating habits of Lebanese children aged 5–11 years during the COVID-19 pandemic and the socioeconomic crisis: a national study. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1982. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14387-z
  12. Hulu, V. T., Manalu, P., Ripta, F., Sijabat, V. H. L., Hutajulu, P. M. M., & Sinaga, E. A. (2022). Tinjauan Naratif: Faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan status gizi anak balita. AcTion: Aceh Nutrition Journal, 7(2), 250. https://doi.org/10.30867/action.v7i2.632
  13. Inoue, T., Nakao, A., Kuboyama, K., Hashimoto, A., Masutani, M., Ueda, T., & Kotani, J. (2014). Gastrointestinal symptoms and food/nutrition concerns after the great East Japan earthquake in March 2011: survey of evacuees in a temporary shelter. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 29(3), 303–306. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X14000533
  14. Laili, R. D., Dwi Alristina, A., Hayudanti, D., & Ethasari, R. K. (2022). Establishing Nutritional Management after Natural Disaster for Children Under-five Years in Indonesia: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Advancement in Life Sciences Research, 05(04), 11–18. https://doi.org/10.31632/ijalsr.2022.v05i04.003
  15. Limauro, R., Cioffi, L., Bianco, V., Caruso, V., Casani, A., Del Gaizo, D., Esposito, A., Farris, E., Gallo, P., Giuliano, M., Iannone, A., Izzo, A., La Vecchia, M. T., Raineri, L., Sabetti, P., Sassi, R., Servodidio, C., Sorice, N., Cioffi, V., … Valerio, G. (2024). Nutritional counselling and risk factors for obesity: an observational study in toddlers. Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 50(1), 115. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-024-01668-z
  16. Makoukji, M., Amhez, N. E. H., Yehya, A. A. K., Ghattas, H., Abunnasr, Y., & Zurayk, R. (2024). Food systems under shock: the evolution of food security status of Karantina residents after the Beirut explosion. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1351541
  17. Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. (2023). Laporan Status Gizi Indonesia 2023. Kemenkes RI.
  18. Ono, A., Isojima, T., Yokoya, S., Kato, N., Tanaka, T., Yamagata, Z., Chida, S., Matsubara, H., Tanaka, S., Ishikuro, M., Kikuya, M., Kuriyama, S., Kure, S., & Hosoya, M. (2018). Effect of the Fukushima earthquake on weight in early childhood: a retrospective analysis. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2(1), e000229. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2017-000229
  19. Polcari, M., Tolomei, C., Bignami, C., & Stramondo, S. (2019). SAR and Optical Data Comparison for Detecting Co-Seismic Slip and Induced Phenomena during the 2018 Mw 7.5 Sulawesi Earthquake. Sensors, 19(18), 3976. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19183976
  20. RETONDARIO, A., ALVES, M. A. de O., & FERREIRA, S. M. R. (2022). Contribution of ultra-processed food to the nutritional dietary profile of young children school feeding. Revista de Nutrição, 35. https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-9865202235e210106
  21. Rydberg, H., Marrone, G., Strömdahl, S., & von Schreeb, J. (2015). A Promising Tool to Assess Long Term Public Health Effects of Natural Disasters: Combining Routine Health Survey Data and Geographic Information Systems to Assess Stunting after the 2001 Earthquake in Peru. PLOS ONE, 10(6), e0130889. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130889
  22. Sato, H., Sudo, N., Takeda, T., Shimada, I., & Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, N. (2024). Revision of “Nutritional Reference Values for Feeding at Evacuation Shelters” and Model Menus: A Qualitative Study. Journal of the American Nutrition Association, 43(2), 157–166. https://doi.org/10.1080/27697061.2023.2241129
  23. Siva, N., & Anderson, C. T. (2023). Assessing lignocellulosic biomass as a source of emergency foods. Current Research in Food Science, 7, 100586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crfs.2023.100586
  24. Sobngwi-Tambekou, J. L., Guewo-Fokeng, M., Katte, J. C., Ekwoge, D. D., Kamdem, L., Fezeu, L., & Sobngwi, E. (2024). Development and implementation of a nutrition education programme for school-going adolescents in the context of double burden of malnutrition: a narrative essay. The Pan African Medical Journal, 47. https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2024.47.40.42456
  25. Sun, J., Huo, J., Zhao, L., Fu, P., Wang, J., Huang, J., Wang, L., Song, P., Fang, Z., Chang, S., Yin, S., Zhang, J., & Ma, G. (2013). The nutritional status of young children and feeding practices two years after the Wenchuan earthquake in the worst-affected areas in China. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 22(1), 100–108. https://doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.2013.22.1.19
  26. Syifa, M., Kadavi, P., & Lee, C.-W. (2019). An Artificial Intelligence Application for Post-Earthquake Damage Mapping in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Sensors, 19(3), 542. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19030542
  27. Tokumaru, O., Fujita, M., Nagai, S., Minamikawa, Y., & Kumatani, J. (2022). Medical Problems and Concerns with Temporary Evacuation Shelters after Great Earthquake Disasters in Japan: A Systematic Review. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 16(4), 1645–1652. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.99
  28. UNICEF. (2023). The State of the World’s Children 2023: Children, Food and Nutrition.
  29. Vaiciurgis, V. T., Charlton, K. E., Clancy, A. K., & Beck, E. J. (2022). Nutrition programmes for individuals living with disadvantage in supported residential settings: a scoping review. Public Health Nutrition, 25(9), 2625–2636. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980022000969
  30. WFP. (2024). Emergency Nutrition Assistance Report. WFP.
  31. WHO. (2018). WHO responding to earthquake and tsunami hit Central Sulawesi Province. WHO South-East Asia
  32. Yew, Y., Arcos González, P., & Castro Delgado, R. (2020). Real-Time Impact Analysis and Response using a New Disaster Metrics: 2018 Sulawesi (Indonesia) Earthquake and Tsunami. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 35(1), 76–82. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X19005247
  33. Zamzamy, H. Z., Suminah, S., & Sumardiyono, S. (2024). Risk factors of under-fives stunting in low-income households. AcTion: Aceh Nutrition Journal, 9(2), 247. https://doi.org/10.30867/action.v9i2.1730
  34. Zheng, W., Yokomichi, H., Matsubara, H., Ishikuro, M., Kikuya, M., Isojima, T., Yokoya, S., Tanaka, T., Kato, N., Chida, S., Ono, A., Hosoya, M., Tanaka, S., Kuriyama, S., Kure, S., & Yamagata, Z. (2017). Longitudinal changes in body mass index of children affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. International Journal of Obesity, 41(4), 606–612. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2017.6

Open Access Copyright (c) 2024 Mujayanto Mujayanto, Fahmi Hafid
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

AcTion: Aceh Nutrition Journal
Published by: Department of Nutrition at the Health Polytechnic of Aceh, Ministry of Health.
Soekarno-Hatta Street, No. 168. Health Polytechnic of Aceh, Aceh Besar, 23352. Telp/Fax: 0651 46126 / 0651 46121.
Website: https://gizipoltekkesaceh.ac.id/
E-mail: jurnal6121@gmail.com

e-issn: 2548-5741, p-issn: 2527-3310

All content is licensed under a: Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International License

View My Stats

Get a feed by atom here, RRS2 here and OAI Links here