Risk Factors of Chronic Energy Deficiency in Pregnant Women in The Working Area of Sungai Jingah Public Health Center Banjarmasin 2019

Abstract

Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) is a problem of malnutrition, especially in pregnant women. The prevalence of CED in South Kalimantan Province is 18% and Banjarmasin City has 1296 cases. The highest CED was in the Sungai Jingah Public Health Center of 141 cases. This study was to analyze the relationship of age, knowledge, occupation, income, parity, distance of pregnancy, and the number of family members with CED in pregnant women in the working area of Sungai Jingah Public Health Center, Banjarmasin. The research using a cross sectional with a questionnaire. Statistical analysis using chi square test and multiple logistic regression. The study population were pregnant women at Sungai Jingah Public Health Center month period from January to March the year 2019 a number of 289 mothers and sampling of 103 people. The result showed p-value age (p=1.000), knowledge (p=0.001), occupation (p=0.996), income (p=0.006), parity (p=1.000), space of pregnancy (p=0.371), the number of family members (p = 0.017) to CED in pregnant women. Multivariate analysis showed knowledge (Exp.B=5.050), income (Exp.B=2.402), number of family members (Exp.B=3.644) to chronic energy deficiency (CED) in pregnant women. Knowledge, income, and number of family members have a relationship with CED in pregnant women. Age, occupation, parity, and space of pregnancy were not related to CED in pregnant women. The most dominant factor related to CED was knowledge.