MALNUTRITION RISK IDENTIFICATION USING COMBINATION METHODS STRONGKIDS AND C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN HOSPITAL IN THREE-RATED LEVEL HOSPITAL

Every sick child who needs hospitalization at a hospital is at risk of experiencing it malnutrition during treatment. This condition is caused due to illness in children inflammatory process that causes anorexia so that nutrient intake decreases catabolism that causes increased nutritional needs. Malnutrition incident already appear within 7 days of treatment. Several screening methods have been developed for identify the risk of malnutrition in the hospital. One such method is STRONGkids is a method of screening for malnutrition risk based on clinical conditions and diagnosis of disease. This study aims to prove whether the combination between STRONGkids method with serum CRP levels (as a marker of inflammation) can be identify the risk of malnutrition better in hospitalized sick children. Design research used to prove hypotheses is a prospective cohort