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BIO Web Conf.
Volume 193, 2025
The 6th International Conference on Public Health for Tropical and Coastal Development (ICOPH-TCD 2025)
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| Article Number | 00003 | |
| Number of page(s) | 10 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202519300003 | |
| Published online | 03 November 2025 | |
Integrating Calcium Supplements into Local Food-Based Dietary Recommendations to Improve Nutritional Adequacy for Breastfeeding Mothers in Agricultural Areas of Semarang Regency
1 Doctoral Program, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Diponegoro, 50275 Semarang, Indonesia
2 Public Health Nutrition Department, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Diponegoro, 50275 Semarang, Indonesia
3 Environmental Health Department, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Diponegoro, 50275 Semarang, Indonesia
4 Research Center of Public Health Nutrition and Maternal and Child Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Diponegoro, 50275 Semarang, Indonesia
* Corresponding dinapangestuti@lecturer.undip.ac.id
Breastfeeding mothers may experience macro and micronutrient deficiencies affecting the quantity and quality of their breast milk. Optimizing local food-based intake recommendations for breastfeeding mothers can prevent vulnerability to pollution and heavy metals, especially in agricultural areas. This cross-sectional study was conducted in the agricultural areas of Semarang Regency to compare the nutritional adequacy of local food-based nutritional guidelines with the introduction of calcium supplements in the formula consumed by breastfeeding mothers. A total of 76 breastfeeding mothers were purposively recruited based on inclusion criteria and interviewed regarding their nutritional intake to determine consumption patterns. The data were analyzed using Nutrisurvey and WHO-Optifood software. Identification of nutritional problems and development of recommendations for nutritional intake were done through 3 module stages. The average age of the mothers was 28 years; 74.3% of the mothers had received primary education, and 84.3% were housewives. The nutritional problems identified are related to calcium, thiamin, folic acid, and zinc. Maternal calcium adequacy is only 22.2%. Adding a calcium supplement of 1000 mg per day is the most appropriate strategy to meet the calcium adequacy of mothers. An evaluation of the implementation in the community is necessary.
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