The Effect of Giving Avocados (Persea americana Mill) and Guava (Psidium guajava Linn) on Hemoglobin Levels in Traditional Rice Farmers

Abstract

Data of Puskesmas (Public Health Center) profile was obtained from Hiang Lestari village midwife, showed that 38% of rice farmers develop anemia. The objective of research was to find out the effect of Avocado (Persea americana mill) and Guava (Psidium guajava linn) administration on Hemoglobin level in Traditional Rice Farmers in Hiang Lestari village. This study was a quasi-experiment research with Pretest-Posttest with control group design. The population of research was all traditional female farmers fulfilling the inclusion criteria. The sample consisted of 30 persons, taken using purposive sampling, divided into 3 treatment groups: avocado, guava, and combined avocado and guava consumption. Analysis was conducted using T Paired Sample Test. The result of research showed that there was a difference of hemoglobin level with sig. value (2-tailed) of 0.000 < 0.05 having treated with avocado fruit consumption, with average hemoglobin level increase of 1.3 g/dl, with sig. value (2-tailed) of 0.002 < 0.05 having treated with guava fruit consumption, with average hemoglobin level increase of 1.6 g/dl, and with sig. value (2-tailed) of 0.000 < 0.05 having treated with combined avocado and guava fruit consumption, with average hemoglobin level increase of 2.8 g/dl.