Selasa, 25 Januari 2011

DeterminantS of Anemia Incidence AMONG AdolescenTS in KECAMATAN GEBOG KABUPATEN KUDUS, IN 2006

Ida Farida
Background: Anemia is one of the most prevalent nutrition problems. Based on a national survey in 1995, the prevalence of anemia was 57.1% among adolescent girls in Indonesia. Adolescent girls have higher risk of anemia compared to the schoolchildren and adults as they are still in the period of rapid growing, while they also start to think about body image. This study aimed to investigate the determinants of anemia among adolescent girls in Kecamatan Gebog, Kabupaten Kudus.
Methods: This observational study was conducted cross sectionally by survey method. The population was adolescent girls aged 13-18 years, with a total sample of 163 girls who were chosen from the adolescent girls in four villages by multistage random sampling method. Variables included socio-economic status of the family, knowledge and attitude toward anemia, food consumption levels (energy, protein, iron, vitamin A and vitamin C), menstruation pattern, BMI (Body Mass Index), infection status and hemoglobin level of the adolescent girls. Data were analysed by Rank Spearman correlation and Chi Square test, which then continued to multivariate analysis by logistic regression test (forward method).

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