Biscuits containing Moringa oleifera leaves flour improve conditions of anemia in pregnant women

Gaceta Sanitaria

Healthy Hidayanty¹  Makrina Sedista Manggul²  Veni Hadju²  Mardiana Ahmad²  Sharvianty Arifuddin³  Andi Nilawati Usman³ 

[1]Corresponding author.

[2]Department of Midwifery, Graduate School, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia

[3]Department of Nutrition, Faculty Of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia

关键词: Moringa leaf flour biscuits;    Hemoglobin;    Iron;    Zinc;    Pregnant women;    Anemia;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Objective: This study analyzes whether anemia in pregnant women improves with indicators of increased hemoglobin, intake of iron and zinc when intervened with biscuits contain Moringa oleifera leaf flour. Method: It was Quasy experiment carried out at Antang, Mamajang and Batua Public Health Center in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The subject were the pregnant women of Trimester I and III trimesters which are divided into 2 groups with the intervention Group (n = 35) obtained M. oleifera leaf flour biscuits with combination iron tablet and the control group (n = 35) only accept FE tablets. Intervention group was given biscuits containing 40% moringa leaf flour (2.8 g per biscuits) with a dose of 2 pieces a day containing Moringa leaf flour and a combination of iron tablets with a dose of 2 times 250 mg, while the control group only consumed iron tablets at a dose of 2 times 250 mg. After 60 days, a posttest was carried out to examine hemoglobin, iron and zinc. Result: The results showed that there was a significance increasing of hemoglobin after intervention (1.04 g/dl, p = 0.001), increasing of iron intake significantly (2.51 mg, p = 0.001) and zinc intake (0.14 mg, p = 0.144) also increas but not statistically significant. The increase in these three indicators was higher than the control group. Conclusion: Biscuits containing M. oleifera leaf flour are able to provide improvement in the condition of pregnant mothers who have anemia, especially in hemoglobin levels, iron and zinc intake.

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