Determinant of anemia in pregnancy at Polewali Mandar District, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Gaceta Sanitaria

Muhammad Rachmat¹  Elizabet C. Jusuf²  Sumiyati³  Aminuddin⁴ 

[1] Corresponding author.;STIKES Bina Generasi, Polewali Mandar, Indonesia;Department of Midwifery, Graduate School, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia;STIKES Bina Generasi, Polewali Mandar, Indonesia;

关键词: Anemia;    Pregnant women;    Determinant;    Iron;    Education;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Objectives: The study was aimed to determine the influence of the determinant of anemia in pregnancy in the district Polewali Mandar, Indonesia. Methods: This study uses a cross-sectional design analysis. The subject in this study was the third-trimester pregnant mother with a sample amount of 80 people selected using the cluster sampling technique. Results: The majority of this study showed that as much as 93.8% of the third-trimester pregnant women were suffering from anemia, and 6.8% of the third-trimester pregnant women were not subjected to anemia. Based on statistical test results using the Chi-Square test obtained that age (P-value = 0.644), education (P-value = 0.003), economic Status (P-value = 0.138), Antenatal care visit (P-value = 0.584), nutritional Status (P-value = 0.929), parity (P-value = 0.380), Pregnancy distance (P-value = 0.776), consumption of iron tablets (P-value = 0.036) and worm infections (P-value = 0.821). Results showed that two determinants significantly affect anemia in pregnancy, and seven determinants did not significantly affect anemia in pregnancy Regency of Polewali Mandar. Conclusion: A significantly related determinant in the study is the education and consumption of iron tablets.

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