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The Shrimp Rebon as Alternative for Increasing Hemoglobin Levels in Anemia Pregnant
Corresponding Author(s) : Nurul Asrofah
International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research,
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2019): 2019 Volume 7- Issue -1
Abstract
Background
Anemia in pregnancy is one of the national problems because it reflects the value of socio-economic well-being of the community and its influence is very large on the quality of human resources. Increased iron status can also be done with various approaches, namely pharmacological and non-pharmacological. The main source of iron is animal foods including rebon shrimp. Rebon shrimp as a source of iron is needed in the formation of hemoglobin levels.
Method
The type of research used was research True Experimental with a pretest-posttest control group design. This study compiled two groups, namely the intervention group and the control group. Technique Probability sampling with method was simple random sampling used to get 34 respondents divided into 2 groups.
Results
The results of the test Mann Withney show values p value of 0,000 so that there are differences in hemoglobin levels in the intervention and control groups.
Conclusion
The results of the study after being given an intervention that rebon shrimp are effective as an alternative to increasing hemoglobin levels in anemic pregnant women.