Determinant of anemia in pregnancy at Polewali Mandar District, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

摘要

ObjectivesThe study was aimed to determine the influence of the determinant of anemia in pregnancy in the district Polewali Mandar, Indonesia.MethodsThis study uses a cross-sectional design analysis. The subject in this study was the third-trimester pregnant mother with a sample amount of 80 people selected using the cluster sampling technique.ResultsThe majority of this study showed that as much as 93.8% of the third-trimester pregnant women were suffering from anemia, and 6.8% of the third-trimester pregnant women were not subjected to anemia. Based on statistical test results using the Chi-Square test obtained that age (P-value=0.644), education (P-value=0.003), economic Status (P-value=0.138), Antenatal care visit (P-value=0.584), nutritional Status (P-value=0.929), parity (P-value=0.380), Pregnancy distance (P-value=0.776), consumption of iron tablets (P-value=0.036) and worm infections (P-value=0.821). Results showed that two determinants significantly affect anemia in pregnancy, and seven determinants did not significantly affect anemia in pregnancy Regency of Polewali Mandar.ConclusionA significantly related determinant in the study is the education and consumption of iron tablets.