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Midwifery Study Program, Graduate Abstract
School Hasanuddin University, Background: Anemia in pregnancy is still a global public health problem and
Makassar, Indonesia is the largest contributor to morbidity and mortality. Some studies report that
risk factors for anemia vary from place to place, so more in-person observations
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Department of Obgyn and are needed regarding anemia risk factors.
Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Objectives: This study aimed to determine the risk factors of anemia in
Hasanuddin University, Makassar, pregnant women. Methods of using literature review studies.
Indonesia Design: This study design is a literature review to search and review article
from database and the theory which is descriptive.
*Correspondence: Data Sources: Search for scientific articles using the Mendeley application by
Nurnaningsih entering the keyword "Risk Factors, Anemia, Pregnancy" with Published year
Midwifery Study Program, Graduate 2018-2021, English and Indonesian, full text, National journal has ISSN and
School Hasanuddin University, open access.
Makassar, Indonesia Review Methods: The literature review method using narrative review based
Graduate School, Hasanuddin on inclusion criteria, namely articles discussing anemia in pregnant women,
University Makassar, Jln. Perintis published in 20158-202, International and National Publications, having ISSN
Kemerdekaan KM.10 National Journals, Articles using English, original articles, full text and open
Makassar-90245 access. While the Exception Criteria for Articles other than English, type of
Email: research literature review and RCT, articles are then collected and a journal
nurnaningsih20p@student.unhas.ac.id summary is made containing the name of the researcher, the year the journal
was published, the title of the study, the method and a summary of the results
Article Info: or findings. The summary of research journals is entered into a table according
Received: August 17, 2021 to the format, and 10 articles are eligible.
Revised: June 21, 2022 Results: From the 10 selected articles, it can be concluded that the risk factors
Accepted: June 26, 2022 for anemia, especially in developing countries, are multifactorial, including
micro-iron deficiency, folate, and vitamins A and B12 as well as anemia due to
DOI: parasitic infections such as malaria and hookworms or chronic infections such
https://doi.org/10.36720/nhjk.v11i1.305 as TB, HIV, parasites. intestines, infection of working mothers (farmers),
contaminated drinking water sources, consumption of coffee/tea and diet.
Meanwhile, other factors in Indonesia are unfavorable geographical location,
level of education, lack of public awareness of health, socio-economic
situation, parity (number of children), and chronic energy shortages (KEK).
Conclusion: Anemia is still a global health problem and still has to be
addressed, especially in developing countries. Therefore, efforts are needed to
better understand the main causes of anemia, including iron deficiency as well
as other nutritional deficiencies, diseases, and Hb disorders related to anemia
so that appropriate action can be given. Biochemical measurement of
micronutrients (especially iron and Vitamin A), inflammatory signs in addition
to hematological index when assessing anemia clinically are also urgently
needed
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The population and sample were pregnant format mentioned above. To further clarify
women with anemia. abstract analysis and full text the journal is read
Search for scientific articles using the and observed. The journal summary is then
Mendeley application by entering the keyword conducted an analysis of the content contained
"Risk Factors, Anemia, Pregnancy" with in the purpose of the research and the results /
Published year 2018-2021. Articles selected findings of the study.
based on: Analysis of the contents of the journal,
a. Inclusion Criteria then coded into the contents of the journal
1. Article discussing anemia in pregnant reviewed based on the outline or core of the
women; study is done by parsing in a sentence then if it
2. Published year 20158-2021; has been collected then searched for similarities
3. International and National Publications; and differences in each study and then
4. Have an ISSN for National Journal; discussed to draw conclusions.
5. Articles using English; and 4,124 articles
6. Original articles, full text and open identified using
access. Mendeley app
b. Exclusion Criteria 3,134 articles issued by
year
1. Articles other than English; and
990 qualified
2. Types of review literature research and articles check
RCT. abstracts and titles 900 articles issued based on
duplication, type of journal,
Search Outcome language and open access
90 items
From the search obtained 4,124 articles Considered relay
after filtering the year that is 2018-2021 80 articles issued did not
obtained 990 articles, then selecting the meet the criteria
category of journals, duplication, open access, 10 eligible for
research design taken is mix methods study, review
cross sectional study, correlation analysis, and Figure 1. Article Search Strategy.
qualitative study obtained 90 articles.
The final process is to conduct journal Data Abstraction
selection based on inclusion criteria obtained Researchers accompanied by two
by 10 journals that are eligible for review. supervisors simultaneously review and read the
Article Search Strategy can be seen in figure 1. full article, then discuss to agree on the decision
of the article that is adjusted to the criteria of
Quality Appraisal inclusion.
This literature review is synthesized using
narrative methods by grouping similar Data Analysis/ Synthesis
extraction data according to the results After the researchers conducted filtering
measured to answer the purpose. Research such as duplication, year of publication, the
journals that fit the inclusion criteria are then type of research found ten articles were selected
collected and made journal summaries based on inclusion criteria that discussed risk
including the name of the researcher, the year factors for anemia in pregnant women. The
of publication of the journal, the title of the filtering process can be seen in Figure 1.
study, methods and summary of results or
findings (Fadlallah et al., 2019; Pesut et al., RESULTS
2020). From the search for articles using the
The summary of the research journal is Mendeley application, results can be seen on
entered into the table in accordance with the table 1 extraction result of research.
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Confidence Interval
(CI)
Prevalence, risk factors and (Lin et al., Retrospective study. Bivariate and Anemia is significa
associated adverse 2018) Sample 44,002 pregnant multivariate logistic associated with mat
pregnancy outcomes of women. regression analyses age of 35, family m
anaemia in Chinese income, rural living
pregnant women: a BMI.
multicenter retrospective
study
Prevalence of anaemia, risk (Arija, 2018) Longitudinal study. Chi-squared test The risk factor of an
of haemo concentration and Sample 11,259 women too young and old.
risk factors during the three whose pregnancies.
trimesters of pregnancy
Knowledge and Attitude of (Margwe & Cross-sectional. Fisher's exact test, Knowledge and atti
Pregnant Women in Rural Lupindu, 2018) Sample of 354 pregnant multivariable logistic related to anemia
Tanzania on Prevention of women regression
Anaemia
red blood cells as anti-oxidants. (Chaparro & (Lebso et al., 2017), and in Northwestern
Suchdev, 2019; Losken et al., 2005). Ethiopia (Asrie, 2017).
Malaria caused by the Plasmodium Intestinal parasites cause blood loss, so the
parasite can cause severe anemia, in addition to mother and fetus are at high risk of anemia. This
other complications including death. (Baird, is because worms in the intestine can cause
2007; Barcus et al., 2007; M. et al., 2007; intestinal necrosis and blood loss due to
Sohail et al., 2015; World Health Organization, attachment to the intestinal mucosa (Brooker et
2016). al., 2008; World Health Organization, 2015).
P. falciparum malaria during pregnancy is Pregnant women who work as farmers are
the leading cause of maternal and fetal at risk of anemia, which is associated with a
morbidity and mortality. Although P. vivax lack of information about balanced nutritional
infection receives less attention from P. intake during pregnancy, economic factors that
falciparum infection, both play an important impact on not being able to access and utilize
role in causing anemia in the mother and cause health services. (EDHS, 2016; Kassa et al.,
BBLR type of infection to always coexist. 2017; Xu et al., 2016).
(Duffy et al., 2001; Hamer et al., 2009; Sohail Sources of water that are not clean
et al., 2015). (polluted), can cause various infections that
Parasites require iron for growth, and affect the reduction of iron and other
malaria significantly disrupts iron metabolism micronutrients and can cause anemia (Berhe et
in a variety of ways including through al., 2019).
hemolysis, heme release, damaged Consuming coffee/tea after meals or
erythropoiesis, increased iron in macrophages, immediately after meals, anemia can affect the
and decreased iron absorption. (Sohail et al., presence of anti-nutritional factors such as
2015; Spottiswoode et al., 2014) . tannins and caffeine, which are found in tea and
Anemia is the most common coffee, respectively (Baig-Ansari et al., 2008;
hematological disorder among patients infected Obse et al., 2013; Taylor & Meyers, 2012).
with HIV. The disease is usually characterized Tea and coffee can decrease iron
as normochromic and normocytic anemia with absorption by 60% and 50% respectively
low reticulocyte counts, normal iron storage, (Allen, 2000; Anderson & Fitzgerald, 2010).
and impaired EPO responses. The effect of tea on the absorption of non-hem
The prevalence of anemia in HIV-positive iron is thought to stem from the formation of an
people increases along with the development of insoluble tannate iron complex (Obse et al.,
the disease caused by several factors either 2013).
indirectly or directly related to the virus. HIV In some studies, the level of education has
infection causes chronic disease acute phase been reported to have an effect on the reduced
response, increased hepcidin and AI, and risk of anemia. Educated pregnant women have
altered iron metabolism (Minchella et al., 2015; a better income so that it affects the food to be
Redig & Berliner, 2013; Sohail et al., 2015). consumed so that they do not experience
Intestinal parasites (hookworms, Ascaris nutritional anemia (Tanzania Bureau of
lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiuria) are a risk Statistics, 2010).
factor for anemia in pregnancy, this is in line It was further reported in Ethiopia that the
with research conducted in Vietnam (Kramer & prevalence of anemia was higher in uneducated
Kakuma, 2012), Nigeria (Idowu et al., 2005), pregnant women (Melku et al., 2014).
Benin (Ouédraogo et al., 2012), Ethiopia Secondary and higher education levels are also
(Haidar & Pobocik, 2009), Gilgel Gibe area associated with maternal compliance in terms
(Getachew et al., 2012), Southeastern Ethiopia of exclusive breastfeeding, ANC visits in
(Kefiyalew et al., 2014), Southern Ethiopia accordance with the recommendations given
(Tanzania Bureau of Statistics, 2010).
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Income levels also affect the incidence of feelings with beliefs (Contento, 2008). The
anemia, this is because low income leads to an results of health ethnographic research in 2012
inability to consume nutritious foods. A study on 12 ethnicities in Indonesia showed that
in Ethiopia showed that women with low maternal and child health problems are still
incomes are more at risk of suffering from very concerning.
anemia than women with higher incomes In Mexico, pregnant women and after
(Bekele et al., 2016; Gedefaw et al., 2015; childbirth are prohibited from eating foods that
Stephen et al., 2018). are "cold". In Indonesia alone pregnant women
Parity is a factor in the occurrence of and after childbirth are prohibited from eating
anemia in pregnant women, this is associated eggs, meat, shrimp, sea fish and catfish, conch,
with the theory that a mother who often gives lembayung leaves, bitter melon, pineapple,
birth has a risk of anemia in subsequent brown sugar, and foods fried with oil (Harnany,
pregnancies if she does not pay attention to 2006).
nutritional needs, because during pregnancy So that by knowing the risk factors for
nutrients will share for the mother and the fetus anemia, health workers can implement policies
they contain. The more often a woman gives that focus more on the risk group and perform
birth, the greater the risk of blood loss and has treatment for insufficient iron and provide
an impact on decreasing Hb levels. Each time a appropriate iron supplements. With proper
woman gives birth, the amount of iron lost is treatment is expected to reduce the number of
estimated at 250mg (Pasmawati & Hatma, deaths and the number of pains caused by
2019). anemia.
Adequacy of iron consumption related to
the occurrence of anemia is due to the need for CONCLUSION
iron in pregnancy increased, especially in the Anemia is still a global health problem and
final trimester, in the process of maturation of still has to be addressed especially in
iron red blood cells taken from plasma developing countries. So, efforts are needed to
transferin which is the iron reserve in serum. better understand the main causes of anemia
(Pasmawati & Hatma, 2019). including iron deficiency as well as other
Pregnant women with an arm nutritional deficiencies, diseases, and Hb
circumference (LILA) of less than 23 cm are at disorders associated with anemia so that
risk of anemia. (Milman et al., 2000). The upper appropriate measures can be given.
arm is the measure used for nutritional status Biochemical measurements of micronutrients
assessment, with the normal limit being 23 cm (especially iron and Vitamin A), signs of
for adult women, while the lesser arm inflammation, in addition to the hematological
circumference is also associated with index when assessing anemia clinically are also
undernutrition status. This is in line with the urgently needed.
results of studies reported in eastern Ethiopia
and western Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal, and India ACKNOWLEDGMENT
(Alene & Mohamed Dohe, 2015; Mondal et al., Thank you to the supervisor who has taken
2006; Osman et al., 2020). With the similarity the time to direct in the preparation of literature
of reported research results, malnourished studies.
pregnant women are at higher risk of anemia.
Culture is one of the factors of anemia. DECLARATION OF CONFLICTING
Culture is the experience of people from the INTEREST
moment they are born, culture is also shared This comprehensive summary or
knowledge and shared meaning, where the systematic review is independent writing, so
meaning indicates the complexity of belief or there is no conflict of interest in the writing.
knowledge and the connection of values or
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