IRON TABLETS DISTRIBUTION OF PREGNANT WOMAN IN THE DISTRICT AND CITY OF EAST JAVA PROVINCE

Abstract

According to WHO (2008), Maternal Mortality Rate
(MMR) is one success indicator of health services
in a country. Maternal death can occur due to
several reasons, such as anemia. Iron deficiency is
a major cause of anemia in pregnant women
compared with a deficiency of other nutrients.
Anemia is a health problem experienced by women
around the world, especially in developing
countries.
World Health Organization (WHO) reported that
the prevalence of pregnant women who have iron
deficiency is around 35-75% and thus increase in
accordance of the gestation. According to the
WHO, 40% of maternal deaths in developing
countries are associated with anemia in pregnancy
and most of anemia in pregnancy is caused by iron
deficiency and acute bleeding, or both.
Riskesdas data in 2013 indicate that there are
25.3% of the total number of pregnant women in
East Java or around 24 people pregnant women
suffer from iron deficiency anemia during
pregnancy. The health of pregnant women need to
be improved in order to achieve the fifth MDGs, it
should be highly considered about the distribution
of Fe tablets 30 and tablets 90, as well as the K1
and K4 visit by pregnant women.
Distribution of Fe tablet 30 and tablets 90 in
districs and cities need to be compared using the
statistic test namely T-test while to find the effect
of tablet Fe 30 tablets in the K1 pregnancy visit and
the effect of tablet Fe 90 tablets in K4 pregnancy
visit by using regression.
Research purposes :
1. To analyze the differences between distribution
of Fe tablets 30 and Fe tablets 90 ini districs and
cities.
2. To analyze the effect of Fe tablets 30 in K1
pregnancy visit and the effect of the Fe tablets 90
in K4 pregnancy visit, also its effectiveness in East
Java Province.
Benefits of the research :
Improve maternal health with the equality on the
distribution of Fe tablets 30 and Fe tablets 90 in
each districs and cities.