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Masalah gizi balita masih menjadi perhatian karena masih banyak kasus gizi kurang dan gizi buruk di beberapa daerah di Indonesia. Prevelensi status gizi balita di Kota Bukittinggi tahun 2021 yaitu jumlah balita yang mengalami underweight sebesar 7,62% dan balita yang mengalami stunting sebanyak 13,42%. Tujuan penelitian ini menganalisis hubungan pendapatan keluarga, pengetahuan ibu dan pola makan pada balita umur 6-59 bulan dengan status gizi (BB/U). Jenis penelitian deskriptif analityk desain cross sectional study Populasi peneliti ini seluruh ibu yang mempunyai anak usia 6-59 bulan yang ada diwilayah kerja Puskesmas Tigo Baleh Kota Bukittinggi 680 orang, teknik pengambilan sampel purposive sampling sebanyak 87orang. Penelitian ini telah dilakukan pada bulan Agustus 2022. Analisa data pada penelitian ini menggunakan analisa univariat dan bivariate dengan uji chi-square. Hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa 38 orang (43,7%) ibu mempunyai balita dengan status gizi baik, 50 orang (57,5%) ibu memiliki pendapatan keluarga yang tinggi, 63 orang (72,4%) ibu memiliki pengetahuan yang tinggi, 58 orang (66,7%) ibu sudah memiliki pola makan yang sesuai. Uji statistik menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan pendapatan keluarga (p= 0,0005), pengetahuan (p= 0,0005) dan pola makan (p= 0,0005) dengan status gizi balita. Diharapkan kepada responden sebaiknya meningkatkan pengetahuan ibu tentang gizi melalui penyuluhan pada ibu balita tentang pemilihan dan pengolahan makanan yang beragam dan bergizi seimbang.

The problem of toddlers nutrition is still a concern because there are still many cases of malnutrition in several regions in Indonesia. The prevalence of nutritional status of toddlers in Bukittinggi in 2021 is the number of toddlers who are underweight by 7.62% and toddlers who experience stunting as much as 13.42%. The purpose of this study was to analyze the correlation between family income, mother's knowledge and eating patterns in toddlers aged 6-59 months with nutritional status. This type of research was descriptive analytical cross sectional study design. The research population was all mothers who have children aged 6-59 months in the working area of Tigo Baleh Community Health Center, Bukittinggi 680 people, the sampling technique was purposive sampling as many as 87 people. This research was conducted in August 2022. Data analysis in this study used univariate and bivariate analysis with chi-square test. The results showed that 38 mothers (43.7%) had toddlers with good nutritional status, 50 (57.5%) mothers had high family income, 63 (72.4%) mothers had high knowledge, 58 people (66.7%) mothers already have an appropriate diet. Statistical tests showed that there was a correlation between family income (p= 0.0005), knowledge (p= 0.0005) and eating patterns (p= 0.0005) with the nutritional status of toddlers. It is expected that respondents should increase mother's knowledge about nutrition through counseling to mothers of toddlers about the selection and processing of diverse and nutritionally balanced foods.