Model of Peer intervention Assessment of Nutritional Educator in the Efforts to Change Behaviour in Decreasing Overweight in integrated islamic Elementary Schools at Makassar

This study aimed to assess the effect of peer intervention models on nutrition educator intervention in an effort to change behavior in decreasing of overweight at Islamic Elementary School of Makassar. The design of this study was quasi-experimental with non-equivalent control group design. The subjects were selected by proportional random sampling. The intervention did for six months with mentoring of peer nutrition educators and module administration, obesity prevention management leaflets, peer education for 25 minutes each week and evaluating using questionnaires and measuring body mass index of children using WHO's Antrho Plus. Data processing was analyzed by univariate and bivariate analysis with Independent t-test, Mann-Whitney test and Paired t-test and multivariate with Hotelling test. The results show that there were differences in nutritional knowledge, attitudes toward nutrition, physical activity and significant snacking habits for overweight children before and after peer education by peer nutrition educators (p = 0, 000 <0, 05). This proves that there is an influence on the peer assistance model of nutrition educators on change in nutritional behavior in an effort to control the lifestyle of overweight children after they are given peer nutrition education. This study expected to implement an integrated peer nutrition education in physical education learning in schools for obesity prevention.