Factors Associated with the Incidence of Anemia in Female Students at SMA Negeri I Jayapura in 2018

Authors

  • Sarni Rante Allo Bela Faculty of Public Health, Cenderawasih University, Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia, 99351
  • Paula Nancy Lefaan Faculty of Public Health, Cenderawasih University, Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia, 99351
  • Genoveva Chatleen C. Mollet Undergraduate Program of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Cenderawasih University

Keywords:

Risk factors, anemia, female students, high school

Abstract

Background: Anemia is a condition in which the amount of red blood cells or hemoglobin in the body is lower than usual. Adolescent girls are more likely to develop anemia as a result of their dietary habits, nutritional status, nutrient consumption, viral infections, and menstrual patterns. In 2007, the frequency of anemia among adolescent girls in Jayapura city was 16.7%. Objectives: The goal of this study was to learn about the factors that contributed to anemia among female students at SMA Negeri I Jayapura in 2018. Methods: Analytic descriptive research with a cross sectional method is the sort of investigation. There were 83 students in grades XI and XII that participated in the study.  Data were analyzed using the Pearson Correlation test. Result: The results of the analysis showed that there was a relationship between iron intake (p = 0.001), energy intake (p = 0.000), and protein intake (p = 0.002) with the incidence of anemia. Whereas there was no significant correlation between vitamin C intake (p = 0.702), nutritional status (p = 0.711), and pocket money (p = 0.340) with the incidence of  anemia among female students in SMA Negeri I Jayapura in 2018.

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2022-04-09

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Sarni Rante Allo Bela, Paula Nancy Lefaan, & Genoveva Chatleen C. Mollet. (2022). Factors Associated with the Incidence of Anemia in Female Students at SMA Negeri I Jayapura in 2018. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 62(1), 227–234. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/13880

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