CONSUMPTION INHIBITOR AND ENHANCER IRON IS RELATED TO ANEMIA STATUS IN STUDENTS OF SMAN 6 DENPASAR

Abstract

Anemia is a condition in which a total shortage of red blood cells or hemoglobin levels less than normal or decreased levels of red blood cells. (Nabilla dkk., 2022). This study aims to determine the consumption of iron inhibitors and enhancers in relation to anemia status in female students of SMAN 6 Denpasar Selatan. The type of research used was observational with a cross sectional design. The research samples were 62 students, class XI at SMAN 6 South Denpasar. Data collection were carried out by taking hemoglobin levels in female students and interviews using the SQ FFQ questionnaire on the consumption of iron inhibitors and enhancers. The data collected included anemia status, consumption of inhibitors and consumption of iron enhancers in female adolescents. To determine the relationship between anemia status and consumption of iron inhibitors and enhancers by pearson's correlation analysis. Anemia categories are divided into 2, ie; not anemia (≥12 g/dL) and anemia (<12 g/dL). Based on the research, there were 48 female students who were not anemic status and 14 female students who were anemic status.  The lowest hemoglobin level was 9.1 g/dL, the highest was 17.8 g/dL, the average was 15 g/dL. Consumption of tea (96.7%) and spinach (100.0%), and consumption of oranges (100.0%) and chicken meat (100.0%) in the last 1 month. The results showed that there were a relationship between consumption of iron inhibitors and anemia status in young women with p value = 0.034 (p<0.05). For the analysis test results of consumption of iron enhancers with anemia status in young women showed a relationship (p-value = 0.001).