A Study of Anemia Prevalence and Dietary Habits among Adolescent Girls in Rural and Urban Area in North Sumatera, Indonesia

Sri Lestari, Isti Ilmiati Fujiati, Sake Juli Martina, Dina Keumala Sari, Siti Ardianti Ahmad Panjaitan, Nur Hidayah Nasution

2018

Abstract

Anemia is one of the public health problems in developing countries. Adolescent is a part of the groups at risk of anemia due to the increased need for iron during the age. Anemia in adolescent will lead to decreased resistance to disease, impaired physical and mental development and decreased performance in schools. This research aimed to determine the prevalence of anemia and associated with adolescent girls. This research is an analytic study with cross sectional approach. Total sample 300 adolescent girls aged 12-19 years old from Mei-October 2018. Data collected by using Food Frequency questionnaire (FFQ), anthropometric assessment and hemoglobinometer tool. Chi-square analysis was used to find the association between dietary habits and anemia. The overall prevalence of anemia was found to be 30.0%, moderate anemia (15.3%) was found to be more common than other forms of anemia. Anemia (23.0%) was found to be more prevalent among girls with aged 13-15 years (mid adolescent). The dietary habits associated with the anemia were consumption of heme sources, fruits, vegetables, tea (P <0.05). Anemia was more common in rural adolescent girls. There was significant association between anemia and dietary habits of adolescent girls.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Lestari S., Fujiati I., Martina S., Sari D., Panjaitan S. and Nasution N. (2018). A Study of Anemia Prevalence and Dietary Habits among Adolescent Girls in Rural and Urban Area in North Sumatera, Indonesia.In Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR, ISBN 978-989-758-449-7, pages 652-656. DOI: 10.5220/0010082906520656

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosteerr18,
author={Sri Lestari and Isti Ilmiati Fujiati and Sake Juli Martina and Dina Keumala Sari and Siti Ardianti Ahmad Panjaitan and Nur Hidayah Nasution},
title={A Study of Anemia Prevalence and Dietary Habits among Adolescent Girls in Rural and Urban Area in North Sumatera, Indonesia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,},
year={2018},
pages={652-656},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010082906520656},
isbn={978-989-758-449-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,
TI - A Study of Anemia Prevalence and Dietary Habits among Adolescent Girls in Rural and Urban Area in North Sumatera, Indonesia
SN - 978-989-758-449-7
AU - Lestari S.
AU - Fujiati I.
AU - Martina S.
AU - Sari D.
AU - Panjaitan S.
AU - Nasution N.
PY - 2018
SP - 652
EP - 656
DO - 10.5220/0010082906520656