Efektifitas Pendamping Minum Tablet Tambah Darah terhadap Kadar Hemoglobin Ibu Hamil di Puskesmas Rappokalling Makassar

Indonesia is one of the countries with the highest MMR in Asia and the 3rd highest in the ASEAN region. MMR in Indonesia, the 2015 SUPAS results were 305/100,000 live births. Pregnant women are declared anemic if hemoglobin (Hb) < 11 mg/L (1) . This study aims to determine the effectiveness of companions taking blood supplement tablets on the hemoglobin levels of pregnant women. The variables to be studied are companions taking Fe tablets and Hb levels of pregnant women. During pregnancy the plasma increases quite large, the hemoglobin and hematocrit concentrations decrease somewhat, during pregnancy the overall blood viscosity decreases, the average hemoglobin concentration at term is 12.5 g/dl and in around 5% of women the concentration is less than 11.0 g/dl, Therefore, a hemoglobin concentration below 11 g/dl, especially at the end of pregnancy, should be considered abnormal and is usually caused by iron deficiency and not due to hypervolemia of pregnancy. This research was conducted at the Rappokalling Makassar Community Health Center, using a non-probability sampling technique using accidental sampling.The results of companions taking blood supplement tablets are effective on the hemoglobin levels of pregnant women with p value = 0.005, therefore, to increase the hemoglobin levels of pregnant women when health workers give blood supplement tablets, it is best to involve husband/family companions as supervisors of taking medication who have previously been educated by health workers.