The Relationship Between the Length of Menstrual Period and Nutritional Status with the Incidence of Anemia
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- 10.2991/ahsr.k.200204.021How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- length of menstrual period, nutritional status, incidence of anemia
- Abstract
In adolescence, many psychological and biological changes occur. One of the problems experienced by adolescents is anemia. Iron deficiency anemia can have a variety of effects on young women. One of them is affecting the immune system, and thus it is susceptible to illness, decreased activity, and low academic achievement. In general, the high prevalence of iron nutrition anemia is caused by several factors such as chronic blood loss, inadequate iron intake, inadequate absorption, and increased need for iron. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the length of menstrual period and nutritional status with the incidence of anemia. Based on preliminary studies, 25 female students in Diploma III of Midwifery Study Program at Harapan Bangsa University were interviewed. It showed that students had severe anemia (45%), moderate anemia (40%), and mild anemia (15%). The research design used was a correlation analysis research design with a cross-sectional approach. The sampling technique used was simple random sampling. The results showed that there was a relationship between the length of menstrual period and nutritional status with the incidence of anemia
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TY - CONF AU - Rosi Kurnia Sugiharti AU - Etika Dewi Cahyaningrum PY - 2020 DA - 2020/02/10 TI - The Relationship Between the Length of Menstrual Period and Nutritional Status with the Incidence of Anemia BT - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Community Health (ICCH 2019) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 91 EP - 93 SN - 2468-5739 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.200204.021 DO - 10.2991/ahsr.k.200204.021 ID - Sugiharti2020 ER -