Factors Associated with the Occurrence of Anemia in Pregnant Women in the Work Area of Baraka Public Health Center, Enrekang District, South Sulawesi Indonesia

Study of factors related to anemia in pregnant women in the work areas of Baraka Public Health Facility of Enrekang District aimed to know the parity, mother's age, and inter-pregnancy interval with anemia in pregnant women was conducted. The method used in this study is a laboratory observation method with a descriptive approach, where each respondent was examined for hemoglobin (Hb) levels as a dependent variable and data about independent variables. The study was conducted from June to October 2017. The results showed that the parity factor and age of pregnant women had a relationship with the incidence of anemia, where the p-value < α (0.05), the distance of pregnancy did not have a significant relationship with the incidence of anemia, where the value of p> α (0.05). From the results of the study concluded that the age of pregnant women is the most influential factor in the incidence of anemia in pregnant women in Baraka Public Health Center, Enrekang District.