The Correlation between Cultural Internalization and the Incidence of Iron Deficiency Anemia on Pregnant Women

Darmawati, Darmawati, Darmawati, Teuku Tahlil, Teuku Tahlil, Hajjul Kamil, Hajjul Kamil, Toungku Siregar, Toungku Siregar, Williza Umami, Williza Umami

2018

Abstract

Unhealthy practices in community during pregnancy can cause complications during pregnancy, one of them is iron deficiency anemia. Some pregnant women avoid some foods and adhering to certain beliefs. This study aims to determine the relationship between cultural internalization with iron deficiency anemia prevalence among pregnant women. This study used cross-sectional study design, involved 126 pregnant women from working areas of a Community Health Center in the western part of Indonesia. The participants were recruited using purposive sampling method. Data were collected by self-report questionnaires developed by the researchers. Data analysis was done using chi-square test. Finding show that there was a relationship between taboo in food and norm/belief with the incidence of iron deficiency anemia among pregnant women. It is recommended that community health center should consider the use of cultural practices in the community in their health education and information design and promote positive cultural practices to reduce the negative impact on pregnant women..

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Darmawati., Tahlil T., Kamil H., Siregar T. and Umami W. (2018). The Correlation between Cultural Internalization and the Incidence of Iron Deficiency Anemia on Pregnant Women. In Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC, ISBN 978-989-758-413-8, pages 199-204. DOI: 10.5220/0008396400002442

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ainc18,
author={Darmawati and Teuku Tahlil and Hajjul Kamil and Toungku Siregar and Williza Umami},
title={The Correlation between Cultural Internalization and the Incidence of Iron Deficiency Anemia on Pregnant Women},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC,},
year={2018},
pages={199-204},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008396400002442},
isbn={978-989-758-413-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC,
TI - The Correlation between Cultural Internalization and the Incidence of Iron Deficiency Anemia on Pregnant Women
SN - 978-989-758-413-8
AU - Darmawati.
AU - Tahlil T.
AU - Kamil H.
AU - Siregar T.
AU - Umami W.
PY - 2018
SP - 199
EP - 204
DO - 10.5220/0008396400002442