THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UAC AND THE INCIDENCE OF ANEMIA IN PREGNANT WOMEN AT SIMPANG TIGA AND SIDOMULYO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, PEKANBARU CITY

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The prevalence of anemia in pregnant womenin Indonesia is 37.%, with the highest prevalence in countryside at 37.% and the lowest in urban areas at 36.%. Iron deficiency is negatively correlated with maternal and infant outcomes, including the risk of bleeding, sepsis, maternal mortality, prematurity, perinatal mortality, and low birth weight. Pregnant women who experience anemia have a higher risk of death compared to mothers who do not experience anemia.; Objective: This study aimed to identify the relationship between education, knowledge, social culture, employment, age and nutritional status (LILA) in the incidence of anemia in pregnant women at the Simpang Tiga and Sidomulyo Community Health Centers, Pekanbaru City; Method: A cross sectional study conducted in March 2024 on all pregnant women at the Simpang Tiga and Sidomulyo Health Centers, Pekanbaru City who met the inclusion criteria, namely being willing to take part in the research after signing informed consent. Univariate analysis to describe study characteristics, bivariate analysis using chi-square to see correlation and multivariate logistic regression analysis to see the most dominant risk factors; Result: The results of the chi square test show that all variables including sociodemographics, level of knowledge, age, education, income, gestational age, gestational age at K1, frequency of ANC visits, frequency of consuming iron tablets, LiLA have a significant relationship with the incidence of anemia in pregnant women in both health centers with p value < 0,05; Conclusion: The variables age, education, history of abortion, parity, knowledge, consumption of iron tablets, gestational age and frequency of ANC visits are significant factors influencing the incidence of pregnancy anemia at the Sidomulyo Community Health Center, Pekanbaru City.