Abstract

The purposes of this study were: 1) to describe supplement consumption pattern on under-five children, 2) to describe mothers perception about supplement health claim and benefits for under-five children. 3) to analyze the factors that influence mother's perception about supplement health claim and benefits and 4) to analyze the relationship between mothers perception about supplement health claim and benefits with supplement consumption on under-five children.This study conducted in Public kindergarten "Pembina" at Jemurwonosari street JN/TK, Surabaya regency. 71 mothers of under-five children were selected as respondents. The data about respondent and family characteristics, supplement consumption pattern, mother's perception about supplement health claim and benefits, the factors that have relationship with mother's perception and supplement consumption were collected by using open-closed questionnaire. The factors that have relationship with mother's perception about supplement health claim and benefits analyzed by using logistic regression test. The factors that have relation with supplement consumption were mother's perception and supplement consumption on under-five children identitied by using Chi-square test.The result of this study showed: 80.3% children consumed the supplement Mother's perception about supplement: 54.9% respondents agreed that it was important to give supplement for their children. 49.3% respondents believed in the supplement health claim. 73.2% respondents said that supplement have benefits tor their children, 75.4% respondents sald that they were satisfied with the supplement benefits and 96.4% respondents said that there were no complaint about their chlldren health condition while supplement consumption. The factors that have relationship with mother's perception about supplement health claim and beneflts was the respondent satisfied feeling in the supplement benefits (p=0,023, a=005). Respondent perception about supplement health claim and benefits have no relation with supplement consumption on their children but respondents who believed in supplement health claim and benefits had considered giving the supplement for their children.