Correlation of knowledge and family support to compliance with iron (Fe) tablet consumption for pregnant women in preventing anemia: New normal COVID-19 era in working area of Health Centers South Kuta

Abstract

Anemia is a condition where the hemoglobin (Hb) level is lower than the normal value (11g/dL). In pregnant women, the normal Hb level is 11g/dL. One of the causes of anemia in pregnant women is adherence. Factors that affect the adherence of pregnant women include knowledge of pregnant women and family support. To determine correlation between knowledge and family support about anemia in pregnant women to prevent anemia in the new normal era of COVID-19 at South Kuta Health Center. This study used cross sectional method, with 60 pregnant women. Respondents taked with a total sampling. Knowledge was measured by a questionnaire from Maulida, family support using a questionnaire from Tyas and adherence using the MMAS-8 questionnaire, then tested by Spearman Rank. The results obtained from 60 respondents, 36 respondents (60%) were obedient in consuming iron tablets. 25 respondents (41.7%) have sufficient knowledge and 40 respondents (66.7%) have sufficient support. The results showed p-value = 0.030 (p<0.05) on knowledge with low correlation and p-value = 0.007 (p<0.05) on family support with low correlation. There is a significant correlation between knowledge and family support about anemia on adherence to taking iron tablets in pregnant women. International Journal of Health Sciences © 2021 Universidad Tecnica de Manabi. All Rights Reserved.