THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGE OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND PARITY WITH THE INCIDENCE OF ANEMIA IN THIRD SEMESTER PREGNANT WOMEN

Objective: This research aims to determine the relationship between age of pregnant women and parity with anemia in third trimester pregnant women at Sidorejo Lor Health Center in 2019. Methods: This is a quantitative research is conducted on third semester pregnant women in Sidorejo Lor Public Health Center with a case control design comparing case group which is third semester pregnant women with anemia and control group which is third semester pregnant women without anemia using statistic-analysis Chi-Square test and Odds Ratio test. Using simple random sampling technique from 36 cases and 36 control of 649 third semester pregnant women in 2019. Results: From 72 respondents, is found that the highest proportion of age is on non-risk group (20-35 years old) which is 58 (80,6%), and the highest proportion of parity is on primipara group (≤2 childbirth) which is 53 (73,6%). The bivariate analysis using the Chi-Square statistical test found a significant relationship between age (p = 0,037) and parity (p = 0,032) with the incidence of anemia in third trimester pregnant women. OR values for maternal age (4,8) and parity (3,9). Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between age of pregnant women and parity with the incidence of anemia. Public Health Center can improve health promotion programs for mothers approaching age and the number of parities at risk so that the incidence of anemia can be prevented in third trimester pregnant women.

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