Universitas Airlangga Pengarang

ABSTRACTReceived Feb 10, 2023Revised May 5, 2023Accepted May 19, 2023Published Dec1, 2023Objective:The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors that influenced anemia in pregnant women at the Public Health Centerof Kedewan, Bojonegoro, Indonesia.Materials and Methods: This was an analytic study using a retrospective approach. The population of this study was all pregnant women in 2018 at Public Health Center in Kedewan, Bojonegoro, Indonesia, involving 173 pregnant women, consisting of 117 anemic pregnant women and 56 non-anemic pregnant women. The sample of this study consisted of 119 pregnant women in 2018 consisting of 80 anemic pregnant women and 39 non-anemic pregnant women, who were selected using proportional stratified random sampling and simple random sampling. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed using multiple logistic regression. Results: Variables that didnot significantly affectanemia in pregnant women were age (p=0.384),education (p=0.460), occupation (p=0.234), income (p=0.482), food abstinence (p= 0.465), and ANC examination (p=0.319), while variables that significantly affected anemia in pregnant women were knowledge (p=0.002), parity (p=0.000) and the regularity of consuming blood-booster tablets (p=0.041).