Anemia and Chronic Energy Malnutrition based on Nutrition Knowledge in Pregnant Woman in Medan Tuntungan District Medan

Zulhaida Lubis, Jumirah

2018

Abstract

Anemia and Chronic Energy Malnutrition (CEM) in pregnant women, especially in the third trimester potential harm to mother and child, until now the incidence is still high in Indonesia. This study aims to determine the description of anemia and chronic energy malnutrition events in terms of maternal knowledge about nutrition in Medan Tuntungan district Medan city. This research includes an explanatory research survey with cross sectional design, conducted in Medan Tuntungan district in 34 pregnant women. Blood Hb level was measured by means of "Hemoglobin Testing System: QuikCheck", CEM was determined by measuring Upper Arm Circumference (UAC), and mother's nal knowledge of nutrition was obtained by interview using questionnaire. Data analysis is done descriptively. The results showed that the incidence of anemia in pregnant women of 3rd trimester was 52.9%, and pregnant women with chronic energy malnutrition was 20.6%. As many as 85.3% of pregnant women have less knowledge of nutrition, 57.1% of mothers whose knowledge is chronic energy malnutrition, while in mother with good nutrition knowledge also have anemia as much as 60%. The conclusion of research that anemia in pregnant mother of 3rd trimester in sub district of Tuntungan field still high and most of mother have nutrition knowledge which still less.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Lubis Z. and Jumirah. (2018). Anemia and Chronic Energy Malnutrition based on Nutrition Knowledge in Pregnant Woman in Medan Tuntungan District Medan.In Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR, ISBN 978-989-758-449-7, pages 775-777. DOI: 10.5220/0010088807750777

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosteerr18,
author={Zulhaida Lubis and Jumirah},
title={Anemia and Chronic Energy Malnutrition based on Nutrition Knowledge in Pregnant Woman in Medan Tuntungan District Medan},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,},
year={2018},
pages={775-777},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010088807750777},
isbn={978-989-758-449-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,
TI - Anemia and Chronic Energy Malnutrition based on Nutrition Knowledge in Pregnant Woman in Medan Tuntungan District Medan
SN - 978-989-758-449-7
AU - Lubis Z.
AU - Jumirah.
PY - 2018
SP - 775
EP - 777
DO - 10.5220/0010088807750777