Differences of Family Support and Iron Tablets Consumed Post Pregnant Women Classes and Midwives Counseling

Abstract

Year 2013, nutritional anemia prevalence in Indonesia pregnant women as 37, 1%. Various efforts to handle it, obiter improving prenatal care by health personnel, involving families in pregnant women classes and midwives counseling. Research aims to know the difference of family support and amount iron tablets consumed between two intervention. Quasi experiments were performed with two groups, post test only. Population of all pregnant women in Sukasari Health Center who have received first prenatal care and 30 iron tablets for a month, regardless of gestational age and anemia status. First group intervention with 30 pregnant women attended pregnant women class with their families, the second with 30 pregnant women received midwife counseling with their families. Data collection one month later, through interview and see tablet compliance card. The results, 56, 7% pregnant women received high category family support for checking pregnancy and 63, 3% to consume iron tablets, same as two groups. As 60% pregnant women in first group consumed 30 iron tablets, in second group 93, 3%. Mann Whitney different test of two groups showed no significant difference (p>0, 05) family support for prenatal care and consume iron tablets, olso based on husband educational and occupation. There's significant differences (p0, 003) the number of iron tablets consumed. Counseling motivate based on individual conditions more effective to overcome the side effects and benefits felt after consumed tablets and forgot factor. Both interventions should be implemented to all pregnant women at least once involvement the family, so support is stronger and more adherent to consume iron tablets.