The Effect of Cassava-Dried Shrimp Crackers on Urine Protein in Maternity Hypertension in Maros District Health Center

Abstract

Maternal Mortality Rate is a serious world health problem. According to the World Health Organization in 2017 around 295,000 women died and after pregnancy and childbirth in 2018 increased to 830,000. The main cause of maternal death is preeclampsia, therefore hypertension and urine protein as causes of preeclampsia need to be controlled. Research has shown that certain nutrients can improve blood pressure and urine protein. The research objective was to analyze the effect of cassava cracker consumption on urine protein in maternity hypertension. This type of research used quasi-experimental and the populations in this study were all Maternities at Cenrana and Tompobulu Health Center. The sample was 15 pregnant women at Puskesmas Cenrana as an experimental group and 15 pregnant women at Tompobulu health center as a control group. The results of the paired t test showed that the consumption of ebi cassava crackers at fourth’s week had a significant effect on changes in urine protein in pregnant women in intervention group with a value of p> α 0.05 = 0.008, while in the control group there was no effect with a value of p> α 0, 05 = 0.250. It was concluded that consumption of ebi cassava crackers during four weeks changed the urine protein from positive to negative. Hopely, every hypertensive pregnant woman consumes cassava crackers to prevent positive urine protein.