Risk Factors for Anaemia in Pregnant Women who Take Iron Folic Acid Tablets in Locus Stunting Districts in Indonesia

Abstract

Controlling anaemia in pregnant women is carried out through iron folic acid tablets (IFA) supplementation. The IFA supplementation for pregnant women in Indonesia has been carried out for a long time, but the prevalence of anaemia among pregnant women is still high. The results from the evaluation of anaemia management of pregnant women in Locus Stunting in 2021, showed that the proportion of anaemic pregnant women is higher in pregnant women who have taken IFA. Therefore, analysis was carried out to identify risk factors for anaemia in pregnant women who had taken IFA. Data analysis was carried out descriptively, along χ2 tests and logistic regression. The proportion of anaemic pregnant women who have taken IFA was 39.8% while the proportion of pregnant women who have never consumed IFA was 33.7% (p<0.05). The results of the bi-variate analysis of risk factors for anaemia in pregnant women who consume IFA were poor families, chronic energy malnutrition, and low consumption of meat, poultry, or fish. The results of the multivariate analysis showed that the risk factors for anaemia in pregnant women were those who have low family well-being, chronic energy malnutrition, second and third trimesters gestational age and low consumption of meat, poultry and fish. Keywords: anemia, pregnant women, iron folic acid