ABSTRACT

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that globally anemia affects 32.4 million (38.2%) pregnant women. The 2015 Intercensal Survey by the Central Statistics Agency shows that maternal mortality in Indonesia was 305 / 100,000 live births. Postpartum hemorrhage is one of the causes of maternal mortality in Indonesia, resulting in anemia.

Aim: This study aimed to determine the correlation between Antenatal Care Visit (ANC), Body Mass Index (BMI) before pregnancy, and the incidence of anemia in pregnant women in the third trimester.

Method: This quantitative research used a retrospective case-control research design. The data used secondary data from medical records of pregnant women in Primary health care during 2017. Analysis of data used Chi-square and Mann Whitney.

Results: The results showed a correlation between ANC visit and anemia in pregnant women in the third trimester with a p-value of 0.02 (OR = 2.87, CI = 1.490-5.528).

Conclusion: The Mann-Whitney test results obtained a p-value of 0.84, which means there was no correlation between BMI before pregnancy and anemia in pregnant women in the third trimester. ANC was essential to detect early complications in pregnant women.

Keywords: Antenatal Care Visit (ANC), Body Mass Index (BMI), Anemia