WAHYU RATNASARI, 100941020 (2011) PERAN ZINC TERHADAP FUNGSI PENGECAP DAN PERUBAHAN BERAT BADAN PADA BALITA GIZI KURANG DENGAN KADAR ALBUMIN RENDAH DI BOJONEGORO. Thesis thesis, UNIVERSITAS AIRLANGGA.

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Abstract

This research was experimental research design with pretest-posttest control group design with continuous measurements. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of zinc supplementation on taste function and changes in body weight of less nutrition toddlers with low albumin levels. Techniques of data collection were using questionnaires, food recall, food frequency questionnaire, anthropometry, blood sampling and laboratory examination. The population was children aged 4-5 years. Samples were taken from a population with inclusion criteria. Then those placed into groups by random allocation. The results of this study showed no significant differences in toddlers taste function. This could be seen from the results taste sweet taste acuity test before and after treatment. Chi-square test results showed that there was no significant difference between taste acuity before zinc supplementation against 1 month and 2 months after supplementation in both treatment and control groups with successive values are 1.000, 0.317, and 0.155. While the result of Multivariat test in treatment group showed that there was no significant difference in weight between before zinc supplementation against 1 month and 2 months after zinc supplementation with p value was 0.113. And there was no significant difference neither in control group with p value was 0.965. Conclusion: there was effect of zinc supplementation on taste function and body weight changes in malnutrition toddlers with low albumin levels.

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