The Relationship of Anemia in Pregnant Women in the Second Trimester to Babies with Low Birth Weight at the Duren Sawit District Health Center in 2016

  • Reviani N
  • Imanuel Sirait B
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Abstract

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), anemia in pregnant women is the condition of mothers with hemoglobin (Hb) in the blood <11.0g/dL. More specifically, the pregnant women in the category of anemia when hemoglobin concentration in the blood is <11.0g/dL in the first and third trimester, whereas <10,5g/dL in the second trimester. The study was a survey research analytical cross-sectional study design using secondary data based on medical records of 50 patients of the month from June to December 2016 at Duren Sawit health center. This study also conducted a chi-square statistical test to see if there is a significant relationship or not. The age group with the most maternal anemia incidence is the 26-30 age group, with 17 (34%) patients out of 50 patients. The bivariate analysis results show no significant association between anemia in pregnant women in the second trimester with LBW in the Duren Sawit subdistrict health center because the p-value obtained was 0.237 (> 0.05). Key words: Anemia, LBW, Age.

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Reviani, N., & Imanuel Sirait, B. (2022). The Relationship of Anemia in Pregnant Women in the Second Trimester to Babies with Low Birth Weight at the Duren Sawit District Health Center in 2016. International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, 12(6), 126–133. https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220616

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