Research Article
Macro-Nutrient Intakes, Nutritional Status, and Menstrual Disorders of Adolescent Girls at Islamic Boarding School in Bone District
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.26-10-2018.2288913, author={Rahayu Indriasari and Ealdryani Ealdryani and Devintha Virani and Sabaria Manti and Healthy Hidayanti and Masni Mappajanci}, title={Macro-Nutrient Intakes, Nutritional Status, and Menstrual Disorders of Adolescent Girls at Islamic Boarding School in Bone District}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Environmental Risks and Public Health, ICER-PH 2018, 26-27, October 2018, Makassar, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICER-PH}, year={2019}, month={11}, keywords={macro-nutrients menstrual disorder adolescent girls boarding school}, doi={10.4108/eai.26-10-2018.2288913} }- Rahayu Indriasari
Ealdryani Ealdryani
Devintha Virani
Sabaria Manti
Healthy Hidayanti
Masni Mappajanci
Year: 2019
Macro-Nutrient Intakes, Nutritional Status, and Menstrual Disorders of Adolescent Girls at Islamic Boarding School in Bone District
ICER-PH
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.26-10-2018.2288913
Abstract
Both under- and over-nutrition problems exist among Indonesian adolescent girls which was around 7.5% at aged 16-18 years was thin, and 5.7% was obese. The problem of the menstrual disorder is also common among adolescent girls as 13.5% of Indonesian women aged 10-59 years had an irregular menstrual cycle. This research aims to investigate the relationship between nutritional status and macronutrient intake and menstrual disorders at adolescent girls. The study design was a cross-sectional with chi-square test. A total of 114 convenience sample was recruited from high school girls at grade 1 and 2 who attended Islamic Boarding School. The collected data was macronutrient intakes, body weight, height, and menstrual disorders which respectively using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire, a weighing scale and a microtoice, and a self-administrative questionnaire. The results showed that the majority of school girls reported menstrual disorders (61.4%). A significant relationship between inadequate fat intake and menstrual disorders (p=0,033) was discovered. Meanwhile, no significant relationship was found between carbohydrate intake (p=0,348), protein intake (p=0,667), and nutritional status (p=0,178) and menstrual disorders. The researchers concluded that inadequate macronutrient intakes and menstrual disorders could be the critical nutrition and reproductive health issues to be addressed among adolescent girls at a boarding school setting.
