Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is a food additive that is often used by housewives as flavoring. However, the use of MSG is still controversial, especially in terms of health. This can cause a variety of information obtained by housewives so that it affects the use of MSG in daily life. Objectives: This study aimed to find out the relationship among information sources and experience with knowledge levels about the use of MSG in housewives. Methods: This study used cross sectional design. The

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... sizes were 86 housewives who were recruited through simple random sampling. The data collected including characteristics of respondents (age, level of education, occupation), information sources, experiences, and knowledge levels about the use of MSG. The result was analyzed using Rank Spearman Test. Results: The correlation between information sources with knowledge levels about the use of MSG in housewives had a significant correlation (p-value<0.05), mean while the correlation between experiences and knowledge levels about the use of MSG in housewives was not statistically significant (p-value>0.05). Conclusions: Housewives had less information sources and knowledge levels that related to the use of MSG. Based on experiences, housewives used MSG in every day and it was still in safe amounts. Furthermore, there were significant correlations between information sources with knowledge levels about the use of MSG, so the increase in knowledge can be through informants that affect housewives like a family or friends. ABSTRAK Latar Belakang: Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) adalah bahan tambahan pangan yang sering dimanfaatkan ibu rumah tangga sebagai penyedap rasa. Namun, penggunaan MSG masih menjadi kontroversial terutama dalam hal kesehatan. Hal ini dapat menyebabkan beragam informasi yang diperoleh ibu rumah tangga sehingga mempengaruhi penggunaan MSG dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan sumber informasi dan pengalaman dengan tingkat pengetahuan tentang pen [...]