Pengaruh pendidikan gizi dalam upaya meningkatkan kepatuhan konsumsi zat besi melalui kelas ibu hamil
Abstract: Iron deficiency
anemia contributed to a number of 50% in anemia and caused mortality of 841,000
every year in the world. Nutrition education before iron supplementation is
needed because of low compliance in pregnant women. Gatak Sub District that is
located in Sukoharjo Regency had the highest risk in pregnant women by 20.02%.
Objective: This research aimed to know the effect of nutrition education
in an effort to increase compliance of
iron consumption through prenatal classes in Gatak Sub district
Sukoharjo Regency.
Method: The method of this research was quasi experiment with pre
test-post test with non equivalent control group design. The samples of this
research were 70 pregnant women who fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria.
A number of 33 pregnant women were in treatment group and 37 pregnant women
were in control group. Treatment group received a nutrition education through
anemia booklet and iron supplementation which contained 60 mg sulfas ferosus
and 400 µg folic acid on a daily basis in prenatal classes for 3 months.
Control group did not receive a nutrition education, but still received a daily
iron supplementation for 3 months. Independent t-test and paired t-test were
used to analyze data.
Results: The knowledge level (higher 12.59), compliance of iron
consumption (15.16%), food intakes including energy (higher 9.24%), protein
(higher 10.98%), and Fe (higher 6.68%), although those food intakes were still
below the RDA, and hemoglobin level (higher 0.44 g/dl), in treatment group
compared with control (p<0.05). The factors of age, education level,
household expenditure, parity, ANC, nutritional status, and last birth spacing
did not affect the compliance of iron consumption (p>0.05).
Conclusion: The nutrition education affected the increase in compliance
of iron consumption through prenatal classes in Gatak Sub District Sukoharjo
Regency.
Keywords: compliance;
hemoglobin; iron; nutrition education; prenatal classes
Penulis: Siti Sulastijah
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd150770
