Combination of Giving Baby Massage with Citronella Oil for Appetite Disorders in Toddlers aged 12-24 Months in the area of UPTD. Puskesmas Abiansemal I

Putu Ayu Eka Sumariati, Luh Putu Widiastini, Ni Putu Yunita Sri Lestari, Ni Made Egar Adhiestiani

Abstract


One of the causes of problems with the nutritional status of toddlers is appetite disorders. Efforts to overcome the problem of appetite disorders in toddlers can be made using pharmacological or non-pharmacological methods. Researchers attempted to solve the problem by using a combination of baby massage and citronella oil. This study aimed to determine the effect of the combination of giving baby massage and citronella oil on appetite disorders in toddlers aged 12-24 months in the area of UPTD. Puskesmas Abiansemal I.

The research method used was Quasi-Experimental with Pretest Posttest Nonequivalent Control Group Design. The sample employed in this research was 44 toddlers using a purposive sampling method which are 22 toddlers for control group and 22 others for experiment group. The questionnaire used is the CEBQ (Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire) which contains 35 question items. The data analysis technique used is the Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney tests.

There is a significant influence in giving baby massage and citronella oil on appetite disorders in toddlers aged 12-24 months in both groups where the average in the treatment group is higher than the average in the control group with a p-value of 0.002 (p<0.05). It is expected that the findings of this study can provide education about the importance of giving baby massages with a combination of citronella oil to toddlers to increase toddlers' appetite so that toddlers' nutritional needs can be met optimally.


Keywords


appetite disorders, baby massage, citronella oil, toddler

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