Does Exposure to Health-related Information and Peer Effects Affect the Nutritional Status of Adolescents in Urban and Rural Areas?

Erna Kusuma Wati; Endo Dardjito; Atikah Proverawati; Izka Sofiyya Wahyurin; Widya Ayu Kurnia Putri; Katri Andini; Pramesthi Widya Hapsari

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2022.8731

Authors

Erna Kusuma Wati Department of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwokerto, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1299-7659
Endo Dardjito Department of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwokerto, Indonesia
Atikah Proverawati Department of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwokerto, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8951-9703
Izka Sofiyya Wahyurin Department of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwokerto, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0058-810X
Widya Ayu Kurnia Putri Department of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwokerto, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0762-1857
Katri Andini Department of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwokerto, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3556-5071
Pramesthi Widya Hapsari Department of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwokerto, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.8731

Keywords:

Adolescent, Peer influence, Nutrition information

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The influence of health information exposure particularly from peer influences on the health and nutrition of adolescents and its effect on the nutritional status of female adolescents.

AIM: The purpose of this research is to acknowledge the health information exposure and peer influences on female adolescents in urban and rural areas.

METHODS: This study used a cross-sectional study design. The sample was 96 female adolescents with 44 from State Junior High School 1 Purwokerto representative of the urban area and 52 female adolescents from State Junior High School 1 Patikraja as representative from rural area. Exposure data and health information sources were collected using a questionnaire, peer influences measurement using Peer Influence Scale (PIS) questionnaire, and nutrition status measurement using Body Mass Index per age. The Statistics Test used in this study was Chi-square and Fisher Exact with 5% accuracy.

RESULTS: No significant association was found between health information exposure and peer influences with nutrition status in female adolescents (p = 0.29; 0.77 > 0.05) and there was also no significant difference in acceptance source and health nutrition information topic of female adolescents in urban and rural areas. However, there was a significant difference between peer influences in female adolescents in urban and rural areas (p = 0.00 < 0.05).

CONCLUSION: In both groups of female adolescents from urban and rural, there was comparable acceptance in their sources of information regarding health and nutrition. There was a significant difference in the effect of peer influences between female adolescents in urban and rural areas. However, peer influences does not have any effect on their nutrition status.

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