The Multi-micronutrient supplementation for weight gain of pregnant women with CED in West Lombok Regency

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of multi-micronutrient supplementation with increasing body weight in pregnant women with CED in West Lombok Regency

Method: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of multi-micronutrient supplementation with increasing body weight in pregnant women with CED in West Lombok Regency. This study used a quasi-experimental design with 1 group design and a sample of 30 KEK pregnant women , with the consecutive sampling technique . Statistical test analysis used the Peiret T- test . For clinical significance, the ∆ mean with a 95% confidence interval with a P value <0.05 was used.

Results: The results showed that most of the respondents were aged ≥ 21 years, namely 73.3%, with the highest level of education in higher education, namely 17 people (56.7%). The most income respondents are low income, namely 19 people (63.3%). The highest gestational age in this study was the second trimester of 17 women (56.7%). Bivariate analysis found a significant difference with a p value > 0.05, which means that there was a significant difference between the weight of pregnant women before and after the intervention with the average increase in body weight of pregnant women in this study 5.83.

Keywords: Micronutrien, Pregnant women CED