FACTORS RELATED WITH THE INCIDENCE OF ANEMIC IN PREGNANCY IN SIDOMULYO RAWAT INAP COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER TAMPAN PEKANBARU

Anemia in pregnancy is the condition with hemoglobin less than 11 gr/dL. General prevalence of
anemia differs in different countries. In the developed world about 18% pregnant women have
anemia but in developing countries about 56% of all pregnant woman. The purpose of this study
was to determine the factors related with the incidence of anemia in pregnancy in Sidomulyo RI
community health center Pekanbaru. Risk factors examined included Ante Natal Care
(ANC)frequence, iron tablet compliance and knowledge of pregnant women. Study design used
analytic with crosssectional approach. The population of study were all of pregnant women who
checked pregnancy to the SidomulyoRI community health centerwith total of 52 samples which
used accidentalsampling. Data were analyzed using Chi-square test with alpha <0,05. The results
showed the incidence of anemia in pregnancy was 75%, pregnant women with complete ANC
(59,6%), not compliance iron tablet (61,5%) and not good knowledge (59,6%) . This research
shows that there are not relationship between Ante Natal Care(ANC) frequence with anemia in
pregnant women (0,253), there are relationship between iron tablet compliance(p = 0,021) and
knowledge (p = 0.034) with anemia in pregnant women. For the Sidomulyo RI community
health center expected to attention to iron tablet distribution, provide intervention to pregnant
women who have anemia and increase knowledge through health promotion periodically