Factors Associated with Supplementation of Blood Enhancing Medicine among Pregnant

Women at Grogol Community Health Centre

through of March 2016
Abstract
According to data from the Health Research (RISKESDAS) in 2013, pregnant women in
Indonesia who took iron tablets reached 89.1%, but the compliance of pregnant women
consume iron tablet is only about 33.3%. This data also recorded a provision of iron tablets
coverage in the province of Jakarta reached 90.5%, but only 43.7% of pregnant women who
consume them regularly. Meanwhile, West Jakarta is the second-lowest rate of compliance as
much as 28.1%. The low rate of compliance is caused by many factors, it is necessary to
determine the factors associated with medication adherence blood booster in pregnant
women. This study uses an analytical study with cross-sectional approach to the nonparametric statistical test, Chi Square test. Samples were taken from all pregnant gets the
blood enhancing medicine in Puskesmas Grogol II, West Jakarta with simple random
technique. From the result, the rate of respondents compliance were 63,38% with good
knowledge 54,9%, medium attitude 52,1%, medium education 49,3%, respondent that did not
work 70,4%, family income less than UMP 76,1%, Antenatal Care (ANC) visiting more than
4 times 57,7%, medium family support 35,2%,. It was found a significant relationship
between knowledge, attitude, education, work,and ANC visiting with medication adherence
blood enhancing medicine in pregnant women (p=0,008, 0,003, 0,033, 0,020, 0,000). No
relationship between income (p=0,655 and family support (p=0.425) in adherence blood
enhancing medicine in pregnant women in Puskesmas Grogol II, West Jakarta in March
2016.

Keywords: adherence, blood enhancing tablets, pregnant, cross-sectional