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: Received: 2 September 2023 / Approved: 4 September 2023 / Online: 5 September 2023 (02:30:42 CEST)
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Irab, S. P.; Efendi, F.; Zainuri, A.; Sinaga, E.; Hidayat, R. R.; Putra, M. F. P. Improving Learning Achievement through Balanced Nutrition among Junior High School Students in Jayapura City, Indonesia. Preprints2023, 2023090161. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0161.v1
Irab, S. P.; Efendi, F.; Zainuri, A.; Sinaga, E.; Hidayat, R. R.; Putra, M. F. P. Improving Learning Achievement through Balanced Nutrition among Junior High School Students in Jayapura City, Indonesia. Preprints 2023, 2023090161. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0161.v1
Irab, S. P.; Efendi, F.; Zainuri, A.; Sinaga, E.; Hidayat, R. R.; Putra, M. F. P. Improving Learning Achievement through Balanced Nutrition among Junior High School Students in Jayapura City, Indonesia. Preprints2023, 2023090161. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0161.v1
APA Style
Irab, S. P., Efendi, F., Zainuri, A., Sinaga, E., Hidayat, R. R., & Putra, M. F. P. (2023). Improving Learning Achievement through Balanced Nutrition among Junior High School Students in Jayapura City, Indonesia. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0161.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Irab, S. P., Rodhi Rusdianto Hidayat and Miftah Fariz Prima Putra. 2023 "Improving Learning Achievement through Balanced Nutrition among Junior High School Students in Jayapura City, Indonesia" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0161.v1
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Optimal learning achievement is often obtained through the consumption of nutritious and balanced food, which prevents poor nutritional statuses, such as severely underweight, underweight, overweight, and obese. This is particularly relevant to Junior High School students aged 11-16 years, who are more prone to malnutrition. Therefore, this study aimed to improve learning achievement through balanced nutrition among Junior High School students. Materials and Methods: The study procedures were carried out using a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional design. The sample population consisted of 350 Junior High School students in Jayapura Municipality, Papua Province, Indonesia. Primary and secondary data were obtained from relevant sources and analyzed using frequency distribution analysis and statistical path analysis tests. Results: The results showed the indirect effect of exogenous variables on the endogenous, where nutritional knowledge and a balanced diet influenced nutritional status (p-value = 0.001), but physical activity had no impact (p-value = 0.167). Meanwhile, the direct effect of exogenous variables on the endogenous showed that nutritional knowledge, interest in learning, and nutritional status influenced students’ achievement (p-value = 0.001). Based on these results, nutritional status played a crucial role in improving the learning achievement of junior high school students.
Keywords
nutrition status; students; achievement
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
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