Factors related to anemia in Lampaseh health center

Abstract

Anemia in pregnant women will increase the risk of bleeding before and during labor, and caneven cause death of the mother and baby if the pregnant woman is suffering from severe anemia. Pregnant women who suffer from anemia are likely to experience postpartum hemorrhage. The frequency of postpartum hemorrhage is 15-120% of all deliveries. Considering the magnitude of the adverse effects of anemia on pregnant women and fetuses, it is therefore necessary sufficient attention to the problem of anemia. Data obtained from the Lampaseh Community Health Center, the number of pregnant women in 2018 was 315 people, while the number of third trimester pregnant women who experienced anemia was 80 people (52.17%). The purpose of this study was to determine the factors associated with the incidence of anemia in third trimester pregnant women in the Work Area of Lampaseh Public Health Center in Kuta Raja District Banda Aceh City in 2019. The population in this study were all trimester III pregnant women, amounting to 80 people. The sampling technique was done by Purposive Sampling with a sample size of 30 anemic pregnant women and 30 normal pregnant women. Data analysis was performed using the chi-square test with a significance limit of 95% (P≤0.05). The results showed there was a relationship between age (P-value=0.018), education (P-value=0.010), parity (P-value=0.004), and consumption of Fe tablets (P-value=0.002) with the incidence of anemia in trimester pregnant women III. There was no correlation between KEK status (P-value=0.421) with the incidence of anemia in third trimester pregnant women.