Jurnal Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak
Vol. 16 No. 1 (2022): July

The beetroot (Beta vulgaris L. ) juice on the handling of anemia in third-trimester pregnant women

Irwana Wahab (Poltekkes Kemenkes Aceh)
Dewi Setiyawati (Poltekkes Kemenkes Medan)
Siti Hadijah (Poltekkes Kemenkes Aceh)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Oct 2022

Abstract

Anemia in pregnancy can be detrimental to the health of the mother and child. Handling anemia can be done non-pharmacologically by giving beetroot which is one of the benefits of anti-anemia. Beetroot is a vegetable that is safe for pregnant women. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of giving beetroot juice on the incidence of anemia in third-trimester pregnant women in the working area of Syamtalira Bayu Public Health Center. This study used a quasi-experimental research design with a pre and post-test group design approach. This research was carried out in the working area of the Syamtalira Bayu Public Health Center from July to September 2021. The sample consisted of 10 people. A dependent t-test was utilized for bivariate analysis. The results showed that the p-value was 0.000, which means that there is an effect of giving beetroot juice to decrease cases of anemia in third-trimester pregnant women. Anemia in third-trimester pregnant women is affected by giving beetroot juice for 7 days at the same time as consuming Fe tablets. Pregnant women must maintain their health so that the fetus in their womb can grow and develop with quality.

Copyrights © 2022






Journal Info

Abbrev

kia

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

Description

Jurnal Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak particularly focuses on the main problems in the development of the sciences of midwifery areas. It covers the Antenatal Care, Intranatal and Newborn Baby Care, Postnatal and Breastfeeding Care, Reproductive Health, Family Planning, Maternal and Neonatal Emergency ...