DETERMINAN ANALYSIS OF IRON NUTRITION ANEMIA IN PREGNANT WOMEN IN THE WORKING AREA OF ABELI HEALTH CENTER KENDARI CITY

Abstract

Anemia on ferric is one of the nutrient problems in Indonesia. The main cause of ferric anemia is because the total amounts of ferric consumed by the people are not enough as required. Moreover, another factors can also influence the occurrence of ferric anemia; age, education, family income, and influential to the mothers themselves but also to their fetus, which may cause morbidity or even mortality. The aim of this research is to find out the determinants related to ferric anemia on pregnant mothers; age, education, family income, knowledge about nutrition, diet, an spacing of pregnancy. This research employs Observational Analytic method with Cross Sectional Study approach. The research was carried out from March – June 2009. The data was obtained by checking hemaglobin with Sahli method and the inspection of Fe within the blood using side-blood trick by the health personnel of the Laboratory, and also filling questionnaire. The result of the research showed that the occurrence of ferric anemia on pregnant mothers was 44,3% and variables significantly related ( ϸ,0,05 ) with the occurrence of ferric anemia on pregnant mothers were; age, education, family income, knowledge about nutrition, and diet. Meanwhile, the spacing of pregnancy has nothing to do with the occurrence of ferric anemia on pregnant mothers.