Konsumsi Pangan, Aktivitas Fisik, Status Gizi dan Produktivitas Kerja Pemetik Teh di Kabupaten Kepahiang Bengkulu pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 Food Consumption, Physical Activity, Nutritional Status and Work Productivity of Tea Pickers at Kepahiang Regency, Bengkulu, Indonesia during Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This study was aimed to analyze food consumption, physical activity, nutritional status, and work productivity of tea pickers at PT SMM Kepahiang Regency, Bengkulu Province, Indonesia during Covid-19 Pandemic. Cross sectional study design was applied, and 100 tea pickers were participated. The tea pickers and their family characteristics data was collected by in-person interviews. The physical activity data was collected by 24-hours activities recall questionnaire; food consumption (food habits, types, and amounts) data was collected by semi quantitative food frequency questionnaires and 24-hour food recalls method; meanwhile work productivity was determined by tea pickers’ income. The majority of the sample (57%) was intermediate adulthood, and ≥90% tea pickers were categorized as not poor. The types of serelia, animal food, vegetable and fruit that most commonly consumed were rice (21 times a week); eggs (2-3 times a week); kale, carrots, pumpkin and cabbage (1-2 times each week);bananas and papayas (1-2 times per week), respectively. Most of tea pickers had normal nutritional status (62%); moderate category of physical activity levels (84%) and moderate category of work productivity (80%). The protein consumption level and physical activity level were correlated significantly with nutritional status (p<0.05), meanwhile nutritional status was significantly correlated with work productivity (p<0.05).