Perbandingan Konsumsi Buah Naga Dan Sari Kacang Hijau Terhadap Peningkatan Kadar Hb Pada Ibu Hamil Anemia Di Wilayah Puskesmas Mranggen II Kecamatan Mranggen Kabupaten Demak

Abstract

Background: Anemia is still a complex health problem in Indonesian women. The
most common cause of anemia in pregnancy is lack of nutrients in the body.
Pharmacological treatment has side effects faster than non-pharmacological
treatment. Natural products that are traditionally used as an additional intake in the
prevention of anemia, for example there are dragon fruit, green beans, and so on.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness comparison
between consumption of dragon fruit and mung bean juice on increasing Hb levels in
anemia pregnant women in the Mranggen II Public Health Center, Demak Regency.
This type of research is quantitative research with a research design using Two Group
Pretest Posttest Design. The population in this study were pregnant women with
anemia. Sampling using the entire population of as many as 40 respondents. Giving
dragon fruit in the form of pieces shows 100% of the ingredients used and green beans
are made by boiling to get the juice from the green beans. The research instrument
was the Easy Touch Hb test as a measuring tool for Hb levels. Data analysis used
Paired T-Test / T-dependent test.
Result: The results showed that the average hemoglobin level of pregnant women
with anemia in the intervention group before being given Dragon Fruit had a Mean
value of 10.241 g/dl, while after the intervention the Mean value became 11.125 g/dl.
The Hb level in the control group before being given Mung Bean Extract had a Mean
value of 10.825 g/dl while after being given Mung Bean Extract the Mean value
became 11.266 g/dl. The results of the statistical test using the Independent T-Test
between the two intervention groups and the control group showed p-values 0.539
which means there is no difference in the effectiveness of giving Dragon Fruit and
Green Bean Extract to increase Hb levels in pregnant women with anemia.
Keywords: Dragon fruit, Green Beans, Increased Hb levels, pregnancy