Prediction Model of Balanced Nutrition Practices among University Students in the COVID-19 Outbreak

Yusma Indah; Dian Ihwana  Ansyar; Irviani Anwar  Ibrahim; Syarfaini Suyuti; Diah Ayu  Hartini; Nikmah Utami Dewi

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2021.7230

Authors

Yusma Indah Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar, Gowa, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7405-6344
Dian Ihwana Ansyar Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar, Gowa, Indonesia
Irviani Anwar Ibrahim Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar, Gowa, Indonesia
Syarfaini Suyuti Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar, Gowa, Indonesia
Diah Ayu Hartini Department of Nutrition, Health Polytecnic of Palu, Palu, Indonesia
Nikmah Utami Dewi Department of Nutrition, University of Tadulako, Palu, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-6271

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.7230

Keywords:

Balanced Nutrition, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, COVID-19

Abstract

AIM: Students included in the category of youth need balanced nutrition practices, especially during the COVID-19 outbreak. This study aims to determine the model of balanced nutrition behavior in youth in Gowa Regency, Makassar, Indonesia.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was a quantitative study with a cross-sectional study, in which primary data were collected from June to July 2020. The respondents were 597 students at public and private universities located in Gowa Regency who filled the questionnaires.

RESULTS: The bivariate analysis results, which were based on the respondents’ characteristics, showed that only age significantly affected balanced nutrition practices (p = 0.048). Based on the independent variables studied, poor knowledge (p = 0.000, ORcrude = 2.229 [CI 1.601–3.105]) and poor attitude (p = 0.001, ORcrude = 1.735 [CI 1.250-2.409]) obtained a significant correlation with poor balanced nutrition practices. The final model of balanced nutrition practices using multivariate analysis indicated that knowledge was the biggest predictor of balanced nutrition (p = 0.000, OR = 2.067 [CI 1.476–2.893]). The number implied that respondents with good knowledge had 2.067 times the opportunity to take balanced nutrition practices than those with less knowledge after controlling for age and attitude variables.

CONCLUSION: Producing well-balanced nutrition behavior requires well-balanced nutrition knowledge, including university students who belong to the late adolescent stage.

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