CANONICAL CORRELATION ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING NUTRITIONAL
STATUS OF UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN IN INDONESIA

Endang Yuswatiningsih
Page No. 181-190

The purpose of this study was to analyze the correlation of factors affecting the nutritional status of
under-five children in Indonesia in 2015. This study employed a canonical correlation method
which aimed to determine the relationship between two variables and identify the dimensions
between two groups of variables. The resultsshowed that variables of complete basic immunization,
complete neonatal visits, vitamin A, birth weight, and birth height were strongly correlated with
malnutrition status and poor nutritional status, but indicated a negative correlation with good
nutritional andovernutrition status. The independent variables which gave the highest effects on the
decrease of malnutrition and poor nutritional status were complete basic immunization, complete
neonatal visits, vitamin A, and birth weight, as they indicated a strong negative and an
inversedcorrelation between the two variables.
Keywords : canonical correlation, nutritional status, under-five children.