Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Terjadinya Anemia pada Remaja Putri

Abstract

Anemia is a major health problem for people in the world, especially in developing countries, about 50-80% of anemia is caused by iron deficiency. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence the occurrence of young women. This research is an analytical survey with a cross sectional research design, the study was conducted in May - June 2020 in the village of Sidomakmur, Gumawang Community Health Center, East OKU Regency, the population in this study were all young women recorded by village midwives in Sidomakmur Village, totaling 212 people. and the sample is some of the young women who take part in the Posyandu Youth in Sidomakmur Village, amounting to 98 people, through Proportional Random Sampling, univariate (proportion), bivariate (chi square test) and multivariate (logistic regression) analysis. The results of the analysis showed that adolescent education (p value: 0,000), parents' income (p value: 0.012) and adolescent nutritional status (p vaue: 0,000) had a significant relationship with the incidence of anemia in adolescent girls, while adolescent age (p value: 0.224). ) does not have a significant relationship with the incidence of anemia in adolescent girls, while the age of adolescents. Based on the final model of multivariate analysis, the variable that had the greatest influence on anemia status was the variable nutritional status. It is necessary to provide counseling to young women and improve the way of delivering information when young women conduct examinations on how to prevent anemia, both in the form of a good healthy lifestyle and how to maintain health for the growth and development of young women themselves.

Anemia Prevention in Young Women

“…Young women experience anemia due to blood deficiency caused by a lack of iron, regular nutrient intake, and irregular meal patterns. Young women's activities and diet have changed from regular to irregular meal patterns, for example, taking late meals and eating twice a day [3].…”

“…Anemia is a condition in which the red blood cell or hemoglobin is less than standard in the blood; the hemoglobin level of young women with anemia is usually less than 12.0 grams or 100 ml [1]. Anemia occurs because the hemoglobin content of the erythrocytes is lower than the normal limit of hemoglobin in young women by 12-16 gr/dl, and the normal level of erythrocytes (blood cells) is 3.5 to 4.5 JT/mm 3 [3].…”

“…Young women are at higher risk of anemia that decreases body endurance; thus, they will quickly suffer from health problems [3]. If anemia is not treated immediately, it will disrupt the physical changes, impact intelligence, decline labor productivity, and body endurance, and escalate morbidity and mortality.…”

“…Anemia in young women will cause problems during pregnancy, such as low birth weight babies, asphyxia, infant death, and hemorrhage during childbirth; hemorrhage is the first cause of maternal death in Indonesia [3]. Several factors causing young women to suffer from anemia are parents ' education, knowledge of anemia, young women's attitude to anemia, nutrient consumption levels, and menstrual patterns [9].…”

“…Moreover, young women's behavior of meal patterns changes from regular to irregular patterns; for example, taking a late meal or eating twice a day. The family's economy can also affect young women's food intake because the economy relates to the fulfillment of iron and balanced nutrition for young women [3].…”