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ABSTRACT
Introduction: The ability of families to care for avoidant restrictive food intake
disorder children is still low. There are only a few studies that examined the
relationship between family factors and ability to care for children with avoidant
restrictive food intake disorder. The purpose of this study was to identify the
influence of socio-demographic factors on the ability of families to care for children
with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder.
Methods: This study design was cross-sectional, with 245 participants. The
sampling technique used was multistage sampling. Data were collected by using
questionnaire. We then conducted an analysis of the univariate data using
frequency distribution, while for the bivariate data, we used the chi-square
technique. All of the data was processed using IBM SPSS 23.0 statistics.
Results: The results showed that the ability of care from the families (health
promotion behavior) of children with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder was
influenced by the socio-demographic factors, namely maternal age (p= 0.010), the
number of children (p= 0.047) and education (p= 0.036).
Conclusion: Young mothers need appropriate guidance and direction through good
health education. Good health education in young mothers can reduce the pressure
faced by the mothers when caring for their children with avoidant restrictive food
intake disorder. Health promotion behavior is influenced by maternal education
and maternal age. Through good mother's education, the mother will be able to
provide a good pattern of care to children who experience avoidant restrictive food
intake disorder.