<![CDATA[This study analyzed the effectiveness of giving bananas and Fe tablets on hemoglobin levels in pregnant women in the third trimester at the Bilalang Health Center, Mobagu City. The preparation of the article was carried out based on the results of research data processing with a quantitative analytical approach and a one-group pretest-posttest structure reflected in the hemoglobin data pair before and after the intervention in the same respondents. The number of samples analyzed was 30 pregnant women in the third trimester. The characteristics of the respondents showed that most of them were 20–35 years old (73.3%), high school educated (46.7%), unemployed (63.3%), and multigravid (60.0%). Descriptive analysis showed that the average hemoglobin level increased from 9.78±0.74 g/dL before the intervention to 11.06±0.71 g/dL after the intervention, resulting in an average increase of 1.28 g/dL. The Shapiro-Wilk normality test showed that the hemoglobin data before the intervention (p=0.431) and after the intervention (p=0.296) were normally distributed, so the analysis was continued with a paired sample t-test. The inferential test resulted in a value of t=-14.54; df=29; and p=0.000 which indicates a statistically significant increase in hemoglobin levels after the administration of bananas and Fe tablets. These findings show that the combination of bananas and Fe tablets is effective in increasing the hemoglobin levels of pregnant women and restoring the average hemoglobin level after the intervention to above the pregnancy anemia limit of 11 g/dL. This combination can be considered as a practical nutritional companion in routine antenatal services.]]>
