The Relationship between Maternal Anemia History and Nutritional Status of 0-12 Month Infants in West Kupang District

Abstract

Background: Maternal anemia has a high prevalence in Indonesia, where this condition can affect the fulfillment of nutritional intake for both mother and fetus and if not handled properly can affect nutritional status and cause metabolic problems in the baby. Aim: Analyzing the relationship between a history of maternal anemia and nutritional status in infants aged 0-12 months in West Kupang District, Kupang Regency. Method: This study involved 67 subjects aged 0-12 months who had MCH books and were fully stocked and obtained approval from biological mothers for their children to be the subjects of this study. The type of research design used by researchers is cross- sectional research. In this study, researchers analyzed the relationship of anemia that occurs in mothers during pregnancy with the nutritional status of 0-12 months infants using a retrospective approach by looking at the history of Antenatal Care (ANC) in the mother's MCH book, as well as making anthropometric measurements on the subjects. Data analysis used the Shapiro-Wilk test for the normality test and the Spearman's rho test for the correlation test. Results: There was no significant correlation between a history of maternal anemia with the nutritional status of babies 0-12 months at WHZ with p value = 0.5, WAZ with p value = 0.1, HAZ with p value = 0.7, BAZ with p value = 0.8. Conclusion: There is no relationship between the history of maternal anemia and the nutritional status of babies 0-12 months in West Kupang District.