INTERNATIONAL PARIS CONGRESS ON SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES DESCRIPTION OF KNOWLEDGE CHARACTERISTICS OF PREGNANT WOMEN ABOUT ANEMIA

Backgroud The incidence of anemia or lack of blood in pregnant women in Indonesia is still relatively high, as much as 48.9% (Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia in 2019) from 2015 of 42.1%. As much as 84.6% of anemia in pregnant women occurs in the age group of 15-24 years. The level of one's knowledge about tablets influences behavior toward behavior chooses food that contains iron. Know about Fe tablets pregnant women know how to store and use Fe tablets. The study aimed to describe the characteristics of pregnant women in consuming Fe tablets at the Rami Health Center in Pematangsiantar City in 2022. This research method is descriptive and uses a cross-sectional design. The analysis used univariate analysis to describe the characteristics of pregnant women consuming Fe tablets. The population of this study was the entire population of pregnant women at the Simaribun Health Center, Pematangsiantar City, from September to October 2022. The sample for this study was the whole population of pregnant women at the Simaribun Health Center, Pematangsiantar City, with as many as 25 respondents. The instrument used is a questionnaire. The results showed that most of the respondents were not at risk (20-30 years), as many as 18 respondents (72%), and small respondents were at risk age (<20 years &> 35 years), as many as 7 (28%) respondents. Based on the level of education, the majority of respondents, 15 respondents (60%) had high school education, most of the respondents, 15 respondents (60%) had non-anemic Hb levels (Hb > 11 gr/dl), most of the representatives had less knowledge about anemia, namely as many as 14 respondents (56%). The conclusion of the research above showed that most of the respondents have low knowledge about anemia (56%).