Last modified: 2023-08-24
Abstract
Pregnant women are a target group that requires more attention because they are vulnerable to nutritional status problems. One of the problems affected by nutritional status is anemia. Anemia in pregnant women is generally caused by iron deficiency. One of the internal factors that cause anemia is parity, which is a cause of particular concern because it is a dominating risk factor in pregnant women with anemia. This study aimed to determine the effect of parity on the incidence of anemia in pregnant women. The research method uses a quantitative design with a cross-sectional approach. The population was all pregnant women at the Pampang Primary Health Center in Makassar City. The samples were 239 pregnant women selected using a purposive sampling technique. Data analysis used the Chi-Square formula. The results indicated that pregnant women with anemia were 72.4%, and there was a significant relationship between parity and the incidence of anemia in pregnant women with a p-value of 0.000. Therefore, parity has a substantial connection with the incidence of anemia in pregnant women at the Pampang Health Center in Makassar City.