Hubungan Pengetahuan dan Sikap Ibu Hamil dalam Mengkonsumsi Tablet Fe dengan Kejadian Anemia di Puskesmas Sungai Jingah Banjarmasin

Abstract

Background: Anemia is a problem that needs attention is a public health problem, especially in Indonesia. The global prevalence of anemia in pregnant women is 41.8% According to WHO, 40% of maternal deaths in developing countries are caused by anemia. The occurrence of anemia in pregnant women in Indonesia is still relatively high, namely 48.9%. Based on data from Puskesmas Sungai Jingah Banjarmasin, 56% of pregnant women will experience anemia out of 752 pregnant women in 2022. Objective: To find out the knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women in consuming fe tablets with the incidence of anemia at the Sungai Jingah Health Center, Banjarmasin. Sectional: The sample used was 30 pregnant women with the Accidental technique. Data analysis in this study was bivariate analysis using the Chi-Square test Results: From 30 samples of pregnant women. Obtained knowledge of a significance level of 0.05, the Chi-Square statistical test showed a p-value of 0.907. A large p-value indicates that there is no significant relationship between the knowledge variable and the incidence of anemia in the data analyzed. And in the attitude category At a significance level of 0.05, the Chi-Square statistical test shows a p-value of 0.173. If the p-value is greater than α (0.05), there is no significant relationship between the attitude variable and the incidence of anemia in the data analyzed. Conclusion: There is no relationship between the knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women in consuming Fe tablets and the incidence of anemia.