THE EFFECT OF IRON INTAKE ON HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS ON FEMALE ADOLESCENTS IN JATIROGO DISTRICT, TUBAN REGENCY, EAST JAVA

Abstrak

Hemoglobin (Hb) levels will be an indicator in determining cases of anemia. Normal Hb levels in women are 12-16 g/dl. Female adolescents are susceptible to anemia due to physiological or normal menstruation every month and inappropriate eating patterns. Based on the 2018 Riskesdas results, 96.8% of adolescents aged 10-14 years and 96.4% of adolescents aged 15-19 in Indonesia do not consume vegetables and fruit which is rich in micronutrients, one of them is iron. Analytic research method with cross-sectional approach. The population of this study amounted to 763 respondents with 263 adolescents as respondents which were determined by cluster random sampling techniques. Iron intake as an independent variables, and hemoglobin level as a dependent variable. The research analysis used Spearmans correlation statistical test. The test results showed a significant relationship between iron intake and hemoglobin levels in the blood obtained p-value = 0.010 < 0.05. It was concluded that there was an effect of iron intake and Hemoglobin levels. The lower the intake of protein and iron, the lower the hemoglobin level.