A short mother with a height < 150 cm is likely to give birth to a short baby with a body length < 48 cm so that later this short baby will become stunted. The success rate of stunting malnutrition prevention and control with specific methods is 30% and the success rate with sensitive methods is 70%. The size at risk for short pregnant women is equal to 30.5%. A major effort to improve the health status of short pregnant women and prevent stunting is to empower short pregnant women with the help of health professionals. This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of providing nutrition education to pregnant women who have short stature to prevent gestational stunting. This study used a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental design in the intervention group and the control group. Research results showed that there are differences in the knowledge, attitudes, and actions of pregnant women about prenatal care services before and after the intervention, as well as knowledge of pregnant women about nutrition before and after intervention. The support of the cadres had a great influence on the intervention group compared with the control group, which received only one module. Pregnant women’s knowledge of nutritional diets and pregnant women’s knowledge of antenatal care (ANC) services directly influence the delivery timing. Interventions to improve the health status of short pregnant women and prevent stunting neonates can be improved by improving the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of short pregnant women about antenatal care, and knowledge of pregnant women about nutritional intake. The Short Pregnancy Medical Framework Support Model was developed for use in providing support to short pregnant women to prevent infant stunting.

Over the past two years, the world has faced the pandemic, COVID-19, and various changes. Several regulations and recommendations from the Ministry of Health of Indonesia have contributed to behavioral changes among Indonesian residents, especially in food consumption patterns. The change in food consumption patterns can be a positive change that formed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to examine whether the application of a Health Belief Model (HBM)-based nutrition education programme can be effectively used in changing the beliefs of adults with or without a COVID-19 history in supplement and nutrient intake. This study was a cross-sectional study involving 140 adults. This study placed 70 adults with/without a COVID-19 history into the intervention group. The intervention group participated in a nutrition education programme. The respondents were asked to fill out the questionnaire. The data were analyzed by independent and paired t-tests and Chi-square test. The result of this study showed no association between perceived susceptibility, severity, benefit, barrier, and self-efficacy, of nutrient and supplement intake with the history of COVID-19 among the respondents. However, most of the respondents in this study were low in their scores of perceivedness. Thus, it is still important for the government to increase nutrient and supplement intake education, especially in young adults aged below 25 years old.

Background: Positive Deviance Heart (PDH) focuses on processes identifying affordable, acceptable, and sustainable practices used in communities with limited resources. One of PDH's goals is to prevent malnutrition in children by changing societal norms regarding parenting behavior, feeding practices, and health care behavior. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of PDH implementation in urban areas by assessing nutritional status alteration and changes in child feeding practices. Methods: This quantitative study with a descriptive-analytic approach used secondary data from a three-month PDH intervention conducted by Wahana Visi, Indonesia. Locations and participants were determined by a purposive sampling method. Twenty-nine (29) participants from three urban villages in Surabaya were involved. Data analysis was performed using frequency distribution, ANOVA, and Chi-square test (95% Confidence Interval). Results: The PDH implementation in Simokerto Sub-district did not significantly improve the children's nutritional status. Changes in child feeding practices during the Hearth did not significantly affect children's nutritional status (p>0.05). There were differences (p<0.05) in Z-score alteration based on the time of weighing with or without considering the age groups and the children's residence (p<0.05). Conclusions: The three-month PDH sessions in the Simokerto Sub-district have not been effective in increasing the target of nutritional status. Changes in child feeding practices were not associated with increased children's nutritional status. Based on the time of weighing, the PDH's intervention periods can improve the target of nutritional status.

Fish is one of the high protein food sources that could be found easily in Indonesia. recent trends in industrialization and human activity (e.g., agriculture) that started the degradation of environmental quality such as mercury contamination in fish. This problem has become a concern because the incident occurs more frequently and could affect the health condition both in the long and short term. A quasi-experimental study will be conducted at public school located in Kenjeran District, Surabaya. The framework of Health Behavior Model theory is used to educate the students on the danger of mercury contamination in fish and its products. This study aimed to increase the student’s knowledge on the danger of mercury contamination in fish and its products. This study targets elementary school children with total 135 students. The Universal Trial Number (UTN) of this study is U1111-1269-3728. This study also has been approved by the TCTR Committee with identification number TCTR20210913003.

Background The conceptual framework for Sex Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) is a concept that gives special attention to women. Often, they don’t get the attention they deserve and are still excluded from society. This study was a quantitative study with a cross-sectional design with a total of 44 elderlies in Griya Werdha, Surabaya. This study aimed to determine the sex differences in food acceptance, serum albumin, and nutritional status in elderlies. Methods This was a quantitative study with a cross-sectional design that was located in Griya Werdha, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. The sample size of this study was 44 elderly. The collected data included personal information collected by using questionnaires, blood pressure examinations, and urine collection - which were then submitted to the Balai Besar Laboratorium Kesehatan Surabaya (Surabaya Central Health Laboratory Institute). Data were analyzed using a chi-square test. Results The results showed that most of the respondents were women (68.2%), aged 71-80 years old (38.63%), underweight nutritional status (55.6%), positive albumin (59.0%) and having pre-hypertension (36.3%). Based on the relationship test, there was no significant relationship between hypertension (p = 0.307), nutritional status (p = 0.534), and leftover food (p = 0.822; p = 1.000 p = 0.809; p = 1.000; p = 0.549) with the sex of the respondent. However, albumin status was associated and had differences based on the sex of the respondent (p = 0.014). Conclusion In conclusion, according to these data, there were no sex differences in food acceptance, hypertension, and nutritional status among residents of social shelters in Surabaya. On the other side, there were sex differences in albumin status.

COVID-19 pandemic has caused a shift in consumption behavior and belief in food among people in Southeast Asia. As an effort to protect themselves from infection, people turn to traditional medicines and health supplements. Food coping mechanism refers to an effort related to food consumption taken by the survivors as a way to cure COVID-19. This study aims to assess perceived benefit of supplement/herbal products among COVID-19 survivors and its relation to food coping mechanism. This was a quantitative, cross-sectional study conducted with an online survey. The data were analyzed descriptively, discussing the survivors’ coping mechanism analysis when confirmed positive for COVID-19 and the perceived benefits of supplement/herbal products. An independent T-Test was performed with significance 0.05 to analyze its association. The study included 473 participants. The average mean age of the overall sample population was 29.4 + 9.1 years. The average mean BMI of the overall sample population was 24.2 + 5.2 kg/m2. Taking vitamin C supplements was the most reported food coping mechanism (93.2%). Our study suggested a public awareness on correct preventive and medication of COVID-19 in terms of the use of supplement/herbal products, not resulting in a negative health outcome. As COVID-19 is an emerging disease, this study also brings a novelty to the scientific fields.