Evaluation of Iron Tablet Program Among Pregnant

Abstract

Anemia was one of the health problems throughout the world, especially in developing countries. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the program of iron tablets among pregnant women. This study used the CIPP evaluation model approach (Context, Input, Process, and Product). The Informant selected by the purposive method. The technique of data collection was done through in-depth interviews, document review, and observation. Data analysis was done by content analysis. The results of the study showed the components of the context of the birth of the blood supplement tablet program to reduce the prevalence of anemia in pregnant women. In the input, there was no division of tasks and responsibilities of human resources involved in the iron tablet program and the limitations of extension infrastructure. In the process, there were some health center officers who have not distributed iron tablets to pregnant women who have not made Antenatal Care visits. Some midwives did not provide reported to the Community Health Centers every month. This caused the majority of regnant women were still not obedient to consuming iron tablets, and the results show that the target coverage has not been achieved.

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

“…The most inadequate HB label was found when a pregnant woman was at TM II gestational age or around 30 weeks of age. In TM III pregnant women, an increase in HB levels in the blood was obtained except for the condition of women who had high HB levels (> 14.6 g%) at the time of the first test (Padang and Idris, 2019;Putro et al, 2020b). This condition is directly proportional to the findings of this study in which among women who experienced elevated Hb levels almost all had baseline Hb levels <11.5 g%.…”

Folic Acid Supplementation in Pregnant Mice: An Approach to reduce the Expression of TNF-A and Placental Apoptosis Index in Maternal Stress

“…In Indonesia, the government has programmed iron tablets supplemented by 90 tablets of folic acid during pregnancy, operational implementation of the minimum standard of antenatal care 16,17 . This program that has been implemented has a coverage rate of 83.3% of the national target of 86%.…”