yemenjmedYemen Journal of MedicinecoVolume 4 Issue 1MultidisciplinaryEnglishJanuary- April 2025NNY20250523ArticlePicky Eating Behavior and Incidence of Malnutrition Among Children Aged 2-5 years in Blora, Indonesia: A Case-Control StudyEnglishY164169Dyah Rahma PutriNadira1EnglishNRatnawati2EnglishYJoko WahyuWibowo3EnglishYMinidianFasitasari3EnglishY4EnglishY10.63475/yjm.v4i1.0038Background: Malnutrition is a deficiency of nutrients due to inadequate energy intake. Picky eating behavior in children could be a cause of malnutrition, but previous studies’ results were still inconsistent. This study aimed to determine the relationship between picky eating behavior and malnutrition among children aged 2-5 years. Methods: This case-control study involved 70 children aged 2-5 years in Kutukan Village, Randublatung District, Blora Regency. Malnutrition was defined as a weight-for-age Z scoreEnglishEating Habit, Malnutrition, Weight-for-age Z score (WAZ), Under-5-year children, Indonesiahttps://yemenjmed.com/admin/abstract?id=157References1619Dipasquale V, Cucinotta U, Romano C. Acute Malnutrition in Children: Pathophysiology, Clinical Effects and Treatment. Nutrients. 2020; 12(8):2413.Kuntari T, Jamil NA, Sunarto S, Kurniati O. Risk factors for malnutrition in toddlers. Journal of Public Health. 2013;7:572-576.Ministry-of-Health, Republic-of-Indonesia. A pocket book of nutrition status monitoring in year 2017. Jakarta: PSG; 2018.Liansyah TM. Malnutrition in under 5 years children. Jurnal Buah Hati. 2015;2(1):1and;ndash;12.Goh DY, Jacob A. Perception of picky eating among children in Singapore and its impact on caregivers: A questionnaire survey. Asia Pacific Family Medicine. 2012;11(1):2and;ndash;8.Hardianti R, Dieny FF, Wijayanti HS. Picky eating and nutrition status in preschool children. The Indonesian Journal of Nutrition. 2018;6(2):123-130..Cerdasari C, Hadisuyitno J, Sutjiati E, Adelina R. Picky eater, dietary intake, and nutritional status in preschool children). Medika Respati: Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan. 2022;17(2):69and;ndash;76.Samuel TM, Musa-Veloso K, Ho M, Venditti C, Shahkhalili-Dulloo Y. A narrative review of childhood picky eating and its relationship to food intakes, nutritional status, and growth. Nutrients. 2018;10(12):1992.Chilman L, Kennedy-Behr A, Frakking T, Swanepoel L, Verdonck M. Picky eating in children: A scoping review to examine its intrinsic and extrinsic features and how they relate to identification. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(17):9067.Quah PL, Fries LR, Chan MJ, Fogel A, McCrickerd K, Goh AT, et al. Validation of the childrenand;rsquo;s eating behavior questionnaire in 5 and 6 year-old children: The GUSTO Cohort Study. Frontiers in Psychology Journal, 2019;10:824.Lampah JK, Simak VF, and Rompas SSJ. Interactive education and motherand;rsquo;s knowledge of stunting in Ikhwan village, West Dumoga district. Mapalus Nursing Science Journal; 2023;1(2):1-5.Munira SL. The result of Survei Status Gizi Indonesia (SSGI), a nutrition status survey year 2022. Jakarta: SSGI; 2023.Rona A, Khoirunnas D, Darmawan, Maiza D. The influence of environment sanitation on nutrition status among under-five children in Meurebo Community Health Centre, West Atjeh. Jurnal Mahasiswa Kesehatan Masyarakat. 2022;2(1):83and;ndash;94.Sebataraja LR, Oenzil F, Asterina A. The correlation of nutrition status and social economy status of elementary studentsand;rsquo; family in Padang. Jurnal Kesehatan Andalas. 2014;3(2): 182-187Onthonie H, Yudi AI, Onibala F. The correlation of health cadresand;rsquo; role and nutrition status among under-five children in Manganitu, Sangihe Islands. Jurnal Keperawatan. 2015;3(2):1-8Jamil SN, Subiyatin A. The relationship between immunization history and nutrition status among under-five children. Jurnal Bidan Cerdas. 2020;2(3):132and;ndash;138.Surmita S, Noparini I, Dewi M, Priawantiputri W, Fitria M. The relationship of parentsand;rsquo; height and stunting among under-five children. Jurnal Riset Kesehatan. 2019;11(1): 387-391