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Developmental Behavioral & Community Pediatrics

O–DBCP-003
The Effect of Zinc Administration on the Growth of Children
Aged 24 to 60-month-old with Growth Disorder

Nurhidayah, Martira Maddeppungeng, Idham Jaya Ganda
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Hasanuddin/Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital,
Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Abstract
Background Growth disorder is a condition of increasing body weight (BW), body height (BH), and mid-
upper arm circumference (MUAC) disproportionate to their age. Zinc is an important mineral in growth
and plays a role in cell differentiation, immune system, and gustatory function to increase appetite. Growth
retardation due to zinc deficiency is common in children developing countries, prevalence of 6-30%.
Objective To determine effect of zinc supplementation on children with growth disorder. Methods A
randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 100 children aged 24-60 months with weight-for-age,
height-for-age below -2 SD, and/or weight for height below -2 SD based on the WHO-curve in preschool
and kindergarten in Makassar. Subjects were divided into 2 groups: the zinc group with a zinc syrup
intervention of 20-mg/day; and the placebo group with a sucrose syrup 80%/day for 1 month. Results A
total of 100 subjects participated in this study, divided into 50 zinc subjects and 50 placebo subjects. There
were significant differences, P < 0.001, in the size of BW, BH, MUAC in the 24-36; 37-48; and 49-60
months old group between the zinc and placebo groups. There is a significant difference between the initial
and final BW, BH, and MUAC in the 24-36 age group with median values of 300 grams, 0.95 cm, 0.2 cm,
and 49-60 months age group with median values of 300 grams for BW and 0.55 cm for BH with P < 0.001.
Conclusion Zinc supplementation affects the change of BW, BH, and MUAC.
Keywords: growth disorder; zinc; body weight; body height; MUAC

O–DBCP–004
The Social Mastery and Resilience Training against Tobacco and E-Cigarette
using E-Learning and Social Media (SMART TEENS Project) Pilot Study: Is it
Feasible, Acceptable, and Engaging?

Eldesta Nisa Nabila, Hera Afidjati , Anshorulloh Abd Fath, Rabid Yahya Putradasa, Bernie Endyarni Medise
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital,
Jakarta
Abstract
Background During the pandemic, teenagers are facing significant stress, which may trigger the onset of
smoking. The SMART TEENS Project (TSTP) is a 3-week online smoking prevention trial for teenagers.
In this project, we focused on improving participants’ engagement as it is a crucial determinant in any
social media intervention. Objective We aim to observe the engagement, acceptability, and feasibility of
TSTP. Methods TSTP consisted of a weekly zoom session and daily WhatsApp group discussion. We sent
seventeen videos about mental health and biological danger of smoking. To measure engagement, we counted
participants’ responses corresponding to our WhatsApp videos. To evaluate acceptability, we conducted online
questionnaire and interviewed 10 participants. Results There were 38 participants in our study. Fifty percent
of all participants responded to our WhatsApp video at least once. Videos about mental health seemed to be
more engaging than videos about biological dangers of smoking and vaping (average number of response
13 vs. 6, respectively). Participants also engaged better when moderators were consistently replying and
when pop culture was referenced. The attendance of zoom lecture was 97.4%, 94.9%, 92.3%, and 79.5%,
respectively. We found that 73% of participants experienced network difficulty at least once. The program
was acceptable as all participants are satisfied with every component of our program. Conclusion TSTP
was proven to be feasible, engaging, and acceptable for our participants. We found that this project relied
on good Internet connection and group chat moderators.
Keywords: smoking; vaping; teenagers; prevention; social media

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