The Identification of Maternal Characteristics and The Incidence of Anemia in Pregnant Women

Abstract

Aim: The research aims to identify maternal characteristics and anemia in third trimester pregnant women at Mantrijeron Primary Health Center of Yogyakarta. Methods: The study employed a correlation design and cross-sectional approach. The sampling technique in this study used the purposive sampling method with the number of samples was 69 people—the data analysis used using chi-square analysis. Results: This study shows correlations between education level, parity, maternal age, and the frequency of ANC visits as indicated by p-value (<0.05) and the incidence of anemia in the third trimester of pregnant women Mantrijeron Primary Health Center of Yogyakarta. Meanwhile, those with no correlation were nutritional status as indicated by p-value (0.389> 0.05). Conclusion: Pregnant women are suggested to have pregnancy checks regularly at least four times during pregnancy so that complications, such as anemia, can be indicated earlier and can be minimized. Keywords: Characteristics; anemia in pregnant women