Supplementary Biscuits for the Recovery of Malnourished Children in Indonesia

The objective of this research was to study the nutritional status children before receiving biscuits, biscuit supplementation regularity, adequacy biscuits received and consumed by according recommendations, relationship between supplementary consumption status. Using a cross-sectional design, conducted in 2017 involving 586 three regions (11 provinces) Indonesia. A chi-square test performed see most common problems were stunting-wasting (34.1%), stunting (32.6%), wasting (23.9%). occurred often eastern region (96.4%), followed central (95.5%) western (87.1%). Within months, 66–78% respondents regularly, but only 10–29% as recommended same period. months’ period, from that recommended, which recommendations (45.2%), (23.3%) (5.3%). Children who period had 2.9 times possibility having normal (categorized based on weight-for-age index) (p-value=0.049).