Hubungan Perilaku Makan dan Konsumsi Tablet Fe dengan Kejadian Anemia pada Ibu Hamil di Kabupaten Fakfak Papua Barat

  • Kristiawan P.A. Nugroho Program Studi Ilmu Gizi, Fakultas Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana Salatiga
  • Windu Merdekawati Program Studi Teknologi Pangan, Fakultas Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana
  • Julia Mariyani Hekakaya Program Studi Ilmu Gizi, Fakultas Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana Salatiga
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30590/vol4-no2-p92-99
Keywords: Anemia, Pregnant women, Eating behaviour, Fe tablets, West Papua

Abstract

Background: Anemia is associated with a condition of blood deficiency or low red blood cell count. Anemia during pregnancy is important to note because it concerns public health, especially maternal and child health.

Objective: This study was to determine the relationship between eating behavior, iron tablet consumption, and anemia incidence in pregnant women in three Health Center (Puskesmas) in Fakfak district, West Papua.

Methods: This study used quantitative method with cross sectional study design. The total samples were 55 respondents from Fakfak Kota Health Center, Dulanpokpok Health Center, and Danaweria Health Center.

Results: Not all pregnant women were found to be regularly taking Fe tablets with a significance value of Chi-Square test of 0.001, so that unregulary consumption of Fe tablets can affect the incidence of anemia in pregnant women.

Conclusion: There is a relationship of consumption of Fe tablets with anemia during pregnancy, not eating behavior.

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Published
2017-07-31
How to Cite
Nugroho, K. P., Merdekawati, W., & Hekakaya, J. M. (2017). Hubungan Perilaku Makan dan Konsumsi Tablet Fe dengan Kejadian Anemia pada Ibu Hamil di Kabupaten Fakfak Papua Barat. Journal of Health (JoH), 4(2), 92-99. https://doi.org/10.30590/vol4-no2-p92-99
Issue
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2017): Journal of Health - Juli 2017
Section
Research Articles

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