THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE HABIT OF CONSUMING FOODS CONTAINING IRON WITH THE INCIDENCE OF ANEMIA IN PREGNANT WOMEN AT THE SULTAN DAULAT DISTRICT HEALTH CENTER IN 2025
Keywords:
Foods Containing Iron, Anemia, Pregnant WomenAbstract
Anemia in pregnancy is a major health problem in developing countries with high morbidity rates in pregnant women. The average pregnancy caused by anemia in Asia is estimated at 72.6%. The high prevalence of anemia in pregnant women is a problem currently being faced by the Indonesian government because it is related to morbidity and mortality in pregnant women. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the habit of consuming foods containing iron and the incidence of anemia in pregnant women at the Sultan Daulat District Health Center. This type of research is an analytical survey study using a cross-sectional approach. The population of this study was all pregnant women who visited in January - December 2023 as many as 115 people. The sampling technique was purposive sampling with a sample size of 32 respondents. Data collection using questionnaires and Data analysis using the Chi-square test at a 95% confidence level. The results of the study obtained a pattern of habits of consuming foods containing iron, the majority of which were lacking as many as 20 people (62.5%) and the majority of pregnant women in the third trimester were anemic as many as 19 people (59.4%). The conclusion is that there is a significant relationship between the habit of consuming foods containing iron and the incidence of anemia in pregnant women at the Sultan Daulat District Health Center p-value = 0.001. Advice to pregnant women to maintain their intake of foods containing iron from vegetables, fish or meat every day to prevent anemia and pregnant women should consume iron tablets (Fe) during pregnancy regularly
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