Journal of Public Health Science (JoPHS)
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2026): Juni

ANALYSIS OF MATERNAL AGE AND GESTATIONAL HYPERTENSION FACTORS ON THE RISK OF BBLR OCCURRENCE AT MEDICA CLINIC EAST MEDAN DISTRICT IN 2026

Herlina (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Darmo)
Noer Desmie (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Darmo)



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Publish Date
30 Jun 2026

Abstract

Maternalhealthhasabigroleindeterminingchildren'shealth.AccordingtotheHealthProfile, the InfantMortalityRate(AKB)inIndonesiahasdecreased,but it stillneedstoaccelerateeffortssothat the targetof16/1,000livebirthscanbe achieved.The biggest contributors of deathin2022wereLowBirthWeight(BBLR)(28.2%)andAsphyxia(25.3%).Thisresearchmethodusesquantitativeresearchwithacasecontroldesign..ThepurposeofthisstudyistodeterminetheRelationship between AgeandHypertensioninPregnantWomenwiththeIncidenceofBBLRattheKasihClinic,EastMedanDistrict,NorthSumatraProvincein2026.SamplingtechniquewithTotalSamplingwith100populationandsamples.Theresults of theChi-Squeretestshowedthattheage of pregnantwomenwithp-value=0.000(<0.05)andhypertensioninpregnantwomenwithp-value=0.010(<0.05).Theconclusion of thestudystatedthatthereisarelationship between ageandhypertensioninpregnantwomenandtheincidenceofBBLRat the KasihClinic,EastMedanDistrict,NorthSumatraProvincein2026.

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jophs

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Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health Veterinary

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Journal of Public Health Science (JoPHS) is a national journal for scientific research on public health practices, epidemiology, health promotion, health service effectiveness, disease prevention, and public health evaluation. nutrition, family health, infectious diseases, research health services, ...