HUBUNGAN KEPATUHAN DALAM MENGONSUMSI TABLET ZAT BESI DENGAN KEJADIAN ANEMIA PADA IBU HAMIL TRIMESTER III DI PUSKESMAS TEGALREJO YOGYAKARTA

The number of third trimester pregnant women in August and September 2010 at Puskesmas Tegalrejo Yogyakarta was 87 pregnant women and there were 43 pregnant women who were anaemic (49.43%). After interviewing 12 anaemic pregnant women, 8 of them said that they did not take the given iron tablets regularly because they forgot to take the iron tablets and they were lazy to take iron tablets because of side effects of nausea after drinking. This research aims to determine the relation on compliance of consuming iron tablet with anaemia incident in trimester III pregnant women at Puskesmas Tegalrejo Yogyakarta. Data collection using a questionnaire about compliance of consuming iron tablets and study documentation to determine the incidence of anaemia in third trimester pregnant women. Computerized data analysis performed using the Fisher Exact Test. Based on the correlation of nonparametric statistical test Fisher Exact Test, it obtained value p = 0,640 ≥ 0,05 . There is no relationship between compliance of consuming iron tablet with anaemia incident in trimester III pregnant women at Puskesmas Tegalrejo Yogyakarta