Correlation Between Compliance With Iron Tablet Consumption and Iron Nutrition Intake With Pregnant Women's Hemoglobine Consumption

Abstract

Introduction: During pregnancy, the need for iron increases, which triggers anemia. Anemia can be described as a decline in the hemoglobin level below a critical level. Meanwhile, based on a preliminary study, 10 out of 13 pregnant women were not obedient in taking iron tablets (76, 92%). The prevalence of anemia at Tanah Kalikedinding Community Health Center in 2015 remained high. Method: The analytical study used a cross-sectional design. The group of pregnant women in the third trimester who received Fe tablets and had their Hb levels checked at the Tanah Kalikedinding Health Center Surabaya were 54 people. The sampling technique chosen was total sampling. The instruments used were questionnaire sheets, data collection sheets, and survey software. Data analysis used the Fisher exact test. Result : Out of the 54 pregnant women, 20.4% of pregnant women were obedient to taking blood-supplement pills and experienced an increase in hemoglobin levels (63.3%), 70.6% of pregnant women were not adherent, and almost all of them had decreased their. The results of a bivariate analysis using Fisher's exact showed a significance value of p-value = 0.001 <α = 0.05 (p <α). Conclusion: This meant a correlation between adherence to consuming Fe tablets and hemoglobin levels in pregnant women. Also, a p-value of 0.001 (p <α). This means there is a correlation between iron nutritional intake and consumption of blood-supplemented tablets and hemoglobin gravida levels at Puskemas Tanah Kalikedinding, Surabaya.

The Correlation between Protein, Iron, and Vitamin C Intake with Hemoglobin Levels in Pregnant Women

“…14 The results from the statistical tests between iron intake and hemoglobin levels indicated a significant correlation. It aligns with research conducted by Ambarsari et al (2023), demonstrating that there is a correlation between iron intake and hemoglobin levels of pregnant women. It revealed that pregnant women with sufficient iron intake tend to have normal hemoglobin levels, while those with insufficient iron intake tend to have abnormal hemoglobin levels.…”

“…It revealed that pregnant women with sufficient iron intake tend to have normal hemoglobin levels, while those with insufficient iron intake tend to have abnormal hemoglobin levels. 15 As mentioned before, most of the pregnant women with normal hemoglobin levels have sufficient iron intake, where they have consumed iron tablet supplements and food that contains much iron (such as chicken, fish, and beef). 16 The iron intake of respondents in this research is compared to the Adequacy of Nutritional Rate (RDA) based on the age of the mother and their gestational age.…”