Weight Gain in Underweight Toddlers Receiving Formula Milk at Jatilawang Health Center

Weight Gain in Underweight Toddlers Receiving Formula Milk at Jatilawang Health Center | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Weight Gain in Underweight Toddlers Receiving Formula Milk at Jatilawang Health Center Meihati Nurhasna, Wilis Dwi Pangesti This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7035727/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Background: Underweight among toddlers remains a significant nutritional concern in Indonesia, potentially impairing growth and development while increasing morbidity risks. Formula milk supplementation programs represent one intervention strategy to improve nutritional intake in underweight toddlers. In the working area of Jatilawang Health Center, 12% of toddlers were underweight. Methods: This study aimed to analyze weight gain among underweight toddlers participating in the formula milk supplementation program at Jatilawang Health Center in 2024. Employing a descriptive quantitative design, the study sampled 224 toddlers aged 12–59 months from a population of 3452 in Jatilawang District, selected via random sampling. Secondary data from the 2024 program records (weight measurements: July/October) were analyzed using univariate analysis in SPSS. Variables included toddler age, sex, underweight status, and weight gain. Results: indicated most respondents were aged 24–35 months (46.4%) and male (52.2%). The underweight prevalence was 15.6% (n=35). Notably, none (0%) of the 35 underweight toddlers achieved standard weight gain. The mean nominal weight gain across all participants (N=224) was 0.5193 kg (median=mode=0.5 kg). Conclusions: The 2024 formula milk supplementation program failed to achieve standard weight gain in underweight toddlers despite nominal gains in the broader sample. Underweight prevalence remains substantially high in this region. Underweight toddlers Milk supplementation program Weight gain failure Public health intervention Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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