Siti Helmyati¹,Mohammad Juffrie²,Endang Sutriswati Rahayu³,BJ. Istiti Kandarina^4
1Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, UGM, Yogyakarta
²Department of Child Health, General Hospital Dr. Sardjito, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
³Faculty of Food Technology, UGM, Yogyakarta
⁴Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, UGM, Yogyakarta
ABSTRACT

The role of gut microbiota in human health is highly understandable. Recent research highlights the influence of geographical terms in gut microbiota composition. Unfortunately, baseline data of microbiota composition in children are limited. We compared the number of fecal microbiota of children, ages 9-12 years, living in Kulon Progo (KP), Yogyakarta with same age children in West Lombok (WL), West Nusa Tenggara. The study was an observational study with comparative design. read more