Factors affecting nutrition of students and effects of nutrition in educational attainment E-Book

Elizia Liauw

• Herausgeber: GRIN Verlag
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

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Akademische Arbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Ernährungswissenschaft, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: This paper aims to determine the factors contributing to future generation’s educational attainment. It assesses the effectiveness of doing a school-feeding program in increasing school enrollment in the area of Cilincing. This paper attempts to answer the question of: What are the factors affecting nutrition of student in Sekolah Bambu, Cilincing and how is nutrition affecting educational attainment. In the investigation of this question, both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from primary resources. The quantitative data is gained from measuring BMI of 100 random kids, both boys and girls, between the ages of 7 years old to 12 years old. Qualitative data is also obtained through in depth interviews with 10 random families. Both qualitative and quantitative data is gathered from the area around Sekolah Bambu, Cilincing. This paper arrives at the conclusion that the biggest factor that holds children in Cilincing back from getting sufficient nutrition is essentially because of lack of women empowerment, which could eventually affects educational attainment. Lack of nutrition to an extent does play a role in educational attainment. However, it does not play a big role in determining the number of children that go to school (quantity). It plays a much bigger role in the quality of how students are performing in school, as consuming sufficient nutrients leads to better concentration and cognition. In order to resolve the lack of education for future generations in Cilincing, we must then go to the root of the problem, which is essentially women empowerment.

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Abstract

This paper aims to determine the factors contributing to future generation’s educational attainment. It assesses the effectiveness of doing a school-feeding program in increasing school enrollment in the area of Cilincing. This paper attempts to answer the question of: What are the factors affecting nutrition of student in Sekolah Bambu, Cilincing and how is nutrition affecting educational attainment.

In the investigation of this question,both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from primary resources. The quantitative data is gained from measuring BMI of 100 random kids, both boys and girls, between the ages of 7 years old to 12 years old. Qualitative data is also obtained through in depth interviews with 10 random families. Both qualitative and quantitative data is gathered from the area around Sekolah Bambu, Cilincing.

 This paper arrives at the conclusion that the biggest factor that holds children in Cilincing back from getting sufficient nutrition is essentially because of lack of women empowerment, which could eventually affects educational attainment. Lack of nutrition to an extent does play a role in educational attainment. However, it does not play a big role in determining the number of children that go to school (quantity). It plays a much bigger role in the quality of how students are performing in school, as consuming sufficient nutrients leads to better concentration and cognition. In order to resolve the lack of education for future generations in Cilincing, we must then go to the root of the problem, which is essentially women empowerment.

Table of Contents

I. Introduction

II. Geographical Context

III. Location Context

IV. Theoretical Context

V. Methodology

VI. Analysis

1. Food Intake Analysis

2. Why Aren’t They Getting Enough Food?

3. Why Do They Have Big Families?

VII. Conclusion

VIII Bibliography

I. Introduction

Many experts believe that sufficient nutrition is one of the keys to increasing one’s quality of life. Productivity of a worker on a farm increased at most by 4 percent when his calorie intake increased by 10 percent (Duflo, 27). The benefits of good nutrition might be particularly more important for two sets of people: unborn babies and young children. Children, who receive proper nutrients during their early childhoods, tend to earn more money in the future. Not only that, sufficient nutrition protects children from chronic disease and keeps them healthy. Having a healthy life helps people, particularly the poor, to be even more productive when working and learning.

Cilincing is one of Jakarta’s poorest and most densely populated areas. It has one of the highest concentrations of poverty in North Jakarta (Mortensen, Justin.). With this in mind, we wanted to try help the community attain better quality of life by taking the first step of breaking out of the poverty trap. The context of this essay is actually our desire to help people in Cilincing through a school-feeding program in order to increase school enrollment and educational attainment, which in the long run will give them a chance to break out of poverty.

With the idea of this school-feeding program, it led to a bigger unanswered question that this essay will investigate, which is what are the factors affecting nutrition of student in Sekolah Bambu, Cilincing and how is nutrition affecting educational attainment.

Investigating on whether nutrition is holding kids back from pursuing education is important because the finding can determine whether or not a school-feeding program plays a role in educational attainment, hence helping them live better lives.And if it is not nutrition that is holding them back, then the investigation could determine what could possibly be done to help people in Cilincing take the first step of breaking out of the poverty trap.

II. Geographical Context

Indonesia has been growing economically in the past decade. However, its growth has been socially and economically uneven. Even though the proportion of people living in povertyfell by half, from24% in 1999 to 12% in 2012, the gap between the rich and the poor is getting wider (“Muted Music”). According to a forthcoming report by the World Bank, real consumption grew by about 4% a year on average in 2003-10. But for the poorest 40% of households it grew by only 1.3% (“Muted Music”).

 The presence of this inequality in Indonesia has led to serious health issues, especially in poor households. For instance, the mortality rate for children under 5 is 40 per 1,000 live births—nearly 45% of these child deaths are attributable to various forms of under nutrition (Camila Chaparro). Child mortality rates often reflect poorer households rather than rich households, simply because lack of access to adequate healthcare and nutrition.

III. Location Context

Diagram 1 – Sekolah Bambu, Cilincing (“Jakarta.") (Google Maps: Jakarta, Indonesia [Map data (c) 2015 Google])

As shown in diagram 1, Cilincing is the northeastern most sub-district of Jakarta located at the very far end of Jakarta ("Langgar Tinggi / Rumah si Pitung").

Diagram 2 – Google earth ("Google Maps.") (Google Maps [Map data (c) 2015 Google])

As shown in diagram 2, Sekolah Bambu, which is the place where all data were gathered, is located in the middle of Cilincing.Through this Google earth image of the area, one could conclude that Cilincing is located near the ports and surrounded by industrial areas. Moreover, the residential areas are very dense, especially near the pinpointed location (Sekolah Bambu). This suggests that Cilincing is a relatively poor area with most of the space allocated for industry.