HUBUNGAN SARAPAN PAGI TERHADAP KONSENTRASI BELAJAR SISWA

Abstract

In Indonesia 18.05% of children do not eat breakfast. Based on data from Rikesdas, 2010 that the quality of breakfast for the Indonesian population is still low because there are still many children who are not used to breakfast. Population who consume energy below the minimum requirement is lower than 70%. The Nutrition Adequacy Rate (RDA) for Indonesians in 2004 was 40.6%. The highest proportion of energy deficit was in school-age children (41.2%), adolescents (54.5%) and pregnant women (44.2%). In school-age children, energy consumption is <70%, namely 50.6% aged 7-12 years and 39.3% aged 13-15 years, while protein consumption is 31.6% aged 7-12 years and 23.5% aged 13-15 year. This is in line with research conducted by Anam, 2012 that children who do not usually eat breakfast get tired easily and are not strong enough to carry out activities, are unable to think and do not fully participate in learning. This study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between breakfast and the learning concentration of students at the Mekar Kondang State Elementary School. This type of research is descriptive analytic with cross sectional approach, total sampling technique with 152 respondents, statistical test used chi square. Based on the chi square test, the P value is 0.036 <0.05, which means that there is a significant relationship between breakfast and students' learning concentration. While the results of the chi square test, the P value is 0.000 <0.05, which means that there is a significant relationship between breakfast and student learning concentration. There is a relationship between the relationship between breakfast and students' learning concentration. And there is a relationship between breakfast and the concentration of students' learning.