192 Copyright ©2023 Faculty of Public Health Universitas Airlangga Open access under a CC BY – SA license | Joinly Published by IAGIKMI & Universitas Airlangga How to cite: Sumardi, R. N., Astuti, N. B., Lusiana, S. A., Rahayu, E. S., & Ngardita, I. R. Impact of Learning from Home on Food Patterns During Covid-19 Pandemic University Students in Papua: Dampak Pembelajaran di Rumah terhadap Kebiasaan Makan Selama Pandemi Covid-19 di Tanah Papua. Amerta Nutrition, 7(2), 192–197. e-ISSN: 2580-1163 (Online) p-ISSN: 2580-9776 (Print) Sumardi et al. | Amerta Nutrition Vol. 7 Issue 2 (June 2023). 192-197 INTRODUCTION In December 2019, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was revealed in Wuhan, China, then spread to 49 countries, including Indonesia. At the end of March 2020, Indonesia's case fatality rate (CFR) was 8.9% higher than the original 4% 1 , while in June 2020, CFR to 6.0% 2 . The high death rate due to the pandemic has resulted in the government taking preventive measures, including limiting community activities, closing public places to work, and studying from home. Through its circular letter, the Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia (known as Kemendikbud) enforces home learning activities for all students 3 . Along with the uncertainty of the proper treatment for Covid-19 during the pandemic, societies are trying various ways to protect themselves from being exposed to this deadly disease. Covid 19 in China changed the lifestyle in the community, including food patterns and how to get food for families or individuals. Research conducted in China shows that sudden changes affect people's psychology. The evolution of food patterns can increase or decrease the daily consumption of a family or individual 4 . Changes in social and cultural conditions lead to changes in people's food patterns. Research in Spanish society shows an increase in the consumption of sweet foods and snacks and a decrease in the consumption of fresh food during the implementation of activity restrictions. Stress and anxiety lead to emotional hunger, which causes people to consume foods high in sugar and fat 5 . Research on college students in Texas found that restrictions during the pandemic had mixed effects on college students. Students with low food security have a low healthy food index score, and it is also revealed that there are students' limitations in buying food 6 . In contrast to the study in Italy, during the lockdown, there was a change in healthy lifestyle during the pandemic, such as smokers deciding to stop smoking and increased physical activity, and the Mediterranean diet pattern 7 . Research in Indonesia occurred during a pandemic of 100 teenagers in Kepanjen Village, Jombang, illustrated an excellent diet with three meals and a balanced menu followed by 2-3 snacks 8 . Research with a larger sample size shows differences in the consumption of male and female students during the pandemic. However, the depiction of student food intake is close to Impact of Learning from Home on Food Patterns During Covid-19 Pandemic University Students in Papua Dampak Pembelajaran di Rumah terhadap Kebiasaan Makan Selama Pandemi Covid-19 di Tanah Papua Ratih Nurani Sumardi 1 , Nia Budhi Astuti 1 , Sanya Anda Lusiana 1 *, Endah Sri Rahayu 1 , I Rai Ngardita 1 1 Health Nutrition Department, Health Polytechnic of Health-Ministry, Jayapura, Indonesia RESEARCH STUDY English Version OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE INFO Received: 14-07-2022 Accepted: 10-10-2022 Published online: 09-06-2023 *Correspondent: Sanya Anda Lusiana sanyalusiana@gmail.com DOI: 10.20473/amnt.v7i2.2023.192-197 Available online at: https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/AMNT Keywords: Covid-19, Food patterns, Learning from home, Papua ABSTRACT Background: In December 2019, the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan spread to 49 countries, including Indonesia. The government imposed a policy of learning at home for students. Due to activity restrictions, eating habits, and body weight changes have been reported in several countries. Objectives: This study aimed to see the impact of learning at home on changes in eating habits during the Covid-19 pandemic in Papua. Methods: The research design was cross-sectional, during June - July 2020, located in the Land of Papua (Papua and West Papua Provinces), Indonesia. Data was collected using Google Forms and shared through the WhatsApp group network. The analysis was carried out using non-parametric tests. The study was performed using non-parametric tests. Results: This study showed significant changes in food frequency during learning at home, dietary patterns, how to get food, fruit frequency intake, vegetable variations, and fruit variations. Conclusions: Learning at home during COVID-19 changed eating habits, including food frequency, dietary patterns, and fruit and vegetable variations. Although the variety of fruits and vegetables is declining, both are frequently increasing.