Correlation Between Consumption of Protein and Vitamin C Among Children Aged 12-24 Months with Anemia in the South Sumedang District

Anemia commonly occurs in infants aged 12-24 months. One of the causes of anemia in infants is a lack of vitamin C and protein. This study aimed to determine the correlation between protein intake and vitamin C on the incidence of anemia in children under 12-24 months. This research uses an analytic study design with a cross-sectional design. Randomization was conducted to obtain a study sample consisting of 96 toddlers aged 12-24 months. The instrument uses FFQ (Food Frequency Questionnaire) with bivariate (chi-square) and multivariate (multiple logistic regression) analysis. The univariate study results showed that out of 96 toddlers, 42 had anemia 42 (43.8%) and 54 did not (56.3%). Based on the bivariate test results, it was found that protein intake of the fulfilled hemoglobin levels had anemia 14.8% and those that were fulfilled did not experience anemia 85.2% with the result p = 0.000. Based on the fulfilled vitamin C intake, 18.9% anemia was fulfilled but 81.1% did not experience anemia with the result p = 0.001. Based on the multivariate test, protein intake was not fulfilled and had anemia p = 0.001, OR = 15.01. This study concludes that there is a relationship between protein and vitamin C intake on the incidence of anemia in infants, and protein intake that is not met will experience a 15x more significant influence on the incidence of anemia in infants   Keywords: Children under five, Anemia, Protein intake, Vitamin C intak

VALIDITY TEST OF INDONESIA-ADAPTED MEANING IN LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE (MLQ)

A psychological measurement tool should be tested for its validity before used. It also goes for adapted measurement tools. Even though a measurement tool already valid in its original language, it doesn’t automatically make the adapted one valid. Validity test still needed to conclude whether a measurement tool is valid. The purpose of this research is to test the construct validity of “Meaning in Life Questionnaire” (MLQ) that has been adapted in Indonesia. The analysis used is Exploratory Factor Analysis with total respondents 826 people from various cities in Indonesia. KMO measure of sampling coefficient is 0.850 with significance rate on 0.00. There are two factors with eigenvalues greater than 1. This means that in Indonesia-adapted MLQ there are two factors, similar compared to original MLQ. Further analysis also showed that the items corresponds to each factor also similar between Indonesia-adapted MLQ and original MLQ. This show that Indonesia-adapted MLQ can be used in Indonesia setting because it already tested for validity