EFFECT OF STEAMING PURPLE POTATOES (IPOMOEA BATATAS) ON INCREASING WEIGHT IN PREGNANT WOMEN WITH CHRONIC ENERGY DEFICIENCY (CED)

The nutritional problem that pregnant women must avoid is Chronic Energy Deficiency. Pregnant women who experience CED experience a protein-energy imbalance. Providing additional food, especially for pregnant women with CED, is an effort to overcome nutritional problems, one of which is providing purple sweet potatoes. The highest number of CED pregnant women was at the Tanjung Ampalu Community Health Center, namely 82 people (17.3%). The aim of the research is the effect of giving steamed purple sweet potatoes (Ipomoea Batatas) on weight gain in pregnant women at the Tanjung Ampalu Community Health Center, Sijunjung Regency. This type of research is a quasi-experimental One Group Pretest - Posttest Design. The research was carried out from the initial survey - completion of the research. The sample in this study was 23 people. The sampling technique in this research was purposive sampling. Data analysis used the Wilcoxon test with a confidence level of 95%. The results of the study showed that the average weight before being given steamed purple sweet potatoes was 43.01 kg and after being given steamed purple sweet potatoes was 44.80 kg. There is an effect of giving steamed purple sweet potatoes (Ipomoea Batatas) on increasing the weight of pregnant women with a p value of 0.000. It was concluded that there was an effect of giving steamed purple sweet potatoes on increasing the weight of pregnant women with babies. It is hoped that mothers will always pay attention to their daily nutritional intake during pregnancy to prevent Chronic Energy Deficiency.