Proceedings of the 2nd Sriwijaya International Conference of Public Health (SICPH 2019)

Prevalence of Anaemia and its Risk Factors Among Adolescent Girls

Authors
Feranita Utama, Anita Rahmiwati, Ditia Fitri Arinda
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Feranita Utama
Available Online 19 June 2020.
DOI
10.2991/ahsr.k.200612.066How to use a DOI?
Keywords
anaemia, adolescent girls
Abstract

Anaemia is one of health problems in Indonesia. Adolescent girls are the most vulnerable group to anaemia. Adolescent girls with anaemia are at risk of anaemia during pregnancy. It will negatively affect growth and development of the fetus in the womb as well as potential complications of pregnancy and childbirth, even causing the death of mother and child. One factor of anaemia is iron deficiency. This study aims to determine the prevalence and risk factors of anaemia in adolescent girls. This was a descriptive study with cross-sectional design. The study conducted in State Senior High School 1 (SMA N 1) Sp Padang Ogan Komering Ilir. A total of 100 students was selected as samples. The results showed the prevalence of anaemia among adolescent girls in SMA Negeri 1 Sp Padang is 16%, there was no association between nutritional status (p value = 0.594), duration of menses (p value = 0.393) and physical activity (p value = 0.754) with the incidence of anaemia in adolescent girls. The prevalence of anaemia in adolescent girls in SMA N 1 Sp. Padang including mild public health problem. There was no relationship between nutritional status, duration of menstruation and physical activity with anaemia. Based on our research, we recommend young women equipped with knowledge about the food and drink that can help as well as inhibit iron absorption so that the iron contained in foods and drinks can be absorbed perfectly.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd Sriwijaya International Conference of Public Health (SICPH 2019)
Series
Advances in Health Sciences Research
Publication Date
19 June 2020
ISBN
10.2991/ahsr.k.200612.066
ISSN
2468-5739
DOI
10.2991/ahsr.k.200612.066How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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