PENGARUH DISTRIBUSI MAKANAN, BEBAN GANDA DAN PENGAMBILAN KEPUTUSAN TERHADAP ANEMIA DALAM KEHAMILAN DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS RUMBIO JAYA KABUPATEN KAMPAR

Abstract

The anemia accident in the pregnant mothers at Kampar District was 56.32%. Of Health Centers in 26 subdistricts, Kampar District, the great number of anemia accidents was at Rumbio Jaya Health Center (64.8%). In 2010, anemia accidents in the pregnant mothers who visited Rumbio Jaya Health Center were 63.61%. The prevalence of nutrition anemia in the pregnant mothers high the anemia accidents in Riau Province was 48%. This research aimed to analyze the influence of the gender inequalities in family (food distribution, multiple burden, and decision-making in pregnancy) and mother characteristics (age, number of children, and spacing of pregnancy) on anemia in pregnancy in the working area of Rumbio Jaya Health Center. The type of the research was explanatory research. This study was conducted in the working area of Rumbio Jaya Health Center, Kampar District from December 2010 to August 2011. The population of this study were 372 pregnant mothers in March 2011, and 79 of them were selected to be the sample for this study through simple random sampling method. The result of research by using multiple logistic regression tests showed that there were the influence between food distribution and multiple burden on the anemia in pregnancy. Meanwhile, mother's age, number of child, spacing of pregnancy and decision making in pregnancy did not have any influence on the anemia in pregnancy. The variable which had the biggest influence on the anemia in pregnancy was food distribution with OR=4,338.It is recommended in the policy making at Kampar District Health Office should formulate a gender based work program such as the health promotion program about the reproduction health and nutrition for the pregnant mothers in order to prevention of anemia in pregnant mothers.