SEAWEEDS DODOL IS EFFECTIVE IN INCREASING HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS IN PREGNANT WOMEN WITH ANEMIA

maternity women. haemoglobin rumput laut

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April 28, 2024

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Background: Anemia in pregnant women must be watched out for because it can cause pregnancy complications. The prevalence of pregnant women worldwide who experience anemia is 41.8% and in Indonesia in 2018 it reached 48.9%. The main cause of anemia is iron deficiency. Iron can be obtained from local food ingredients, one of which is seaweed. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of seaweed dodol consumption on hemoglobin levels of pregnant women in the second trimester with anemia. Method: This study was a pre-experimental design with a pre-test post-test with control group design. The population was all pregnant women in the second trimester in the Bululawang Health Center work area, Malang Indonesia. The sampling technique used a purposive sampling technique. The sample size was 30 people, divided into 15 people in the control group (Fe tablets) and 15 people in the treatment group (Fe tablets and seaweed dodol). Data analysis used the Independent Sample T Test. Result: The results of the Independent Sample T Test in the treatment group with the control group obtained a p value = 0.040 <0.05, meaning that there was a difference in hemoglobin levels after the intervention between the control group and the treatment group, with the average hemoglobin of the treatment group (11.36 gr / dl) greater than the average control group (11.01 gr / dl). Conclusion: Seaweed dodol can be used as an effective non-pharmacological therapy to accompany Fe tablets to increase hemoglobin levels in pregnant women with anemia.