Iron deficiency anemia (Fe) in pregnant women is still a health problem in Indonesia , basedon research data frequency in pregnant women is relatively high at 63.5 % . Data on theprevalence of anemia Amurang PHC 4.2 % of pregnant women suffer from anemia, 4.2 %where mothers who received iron tablets (Fe 1) 353 pregnant women (100 %) and tablets ofiron (Fe 3) 350 pregnant women (99, 1) but there are still women who suffer from anemia , thisindicates that there are pregnant women who suffer from anemia , this shows that there arestill women who do not take tablets of iron (Fe) and on a regular basis although it has beengiven away for free at Health Center, for various reasons among other things rancid smell ,nausea and vomiting that pregnant women have the possibility of risk of anemia . The purposeof this study to determine the relationship of knowledge attitudes and behaviors about takingaction Fe tablet with anemia in pregnant women in sub-district health centers AmurangAmurang southern Minahasa regency . Research methods research design used was analyticobservational study with cross sectional design study conducted on 36 pregnant women whohave gestational age above 28 weeks (Trimenter III), which checks in Amurang health center.The result is that there is no relationship between the knowledge of the use of tablets of iron(Fe) and the incidence of anemia in pregnant women in which the value of p = 0.106 > 0.05,there is a significant association between the use of tablet action of iron (Fe) and the incidenceof anemia in pregnant women where p value = 0.04 < 0.05. In preventing anemia andpenanggulang then pregnant women need to learn more about the benefits of a tablet of iron(Fe) in pregnancy which can affect further the benefits of tablets of iron (Fe) in pregnancy canaffect the health of the mother and unborn baby with an active role of the midwife / healthworkers available at the health center Amurang
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