Dietary Diversity and Anemia of Pregnant Women in Sumenep District Madura

Pregnant women in Indonesia whose anemic reach 48,9%. The purpose of this study was to analyzed the correlation between dietary diversity and anemia in pregnant women in Sumenep District, Madura. This study was cross sectional design. Subjects were all stage of pregnancy (trimester I, II, III) which numbered 200 pregnant women who were selected by proportional random sampling. Data were collected through interview using questionnaire and direct measurement . The data used consisted of socio-economic status, history of pregnancy, MUAC, hemoglobin concentration, and Minimum Dietary Diversity-Women (MDD-W) score. Data analysis used the spearman test to determine the correlation between MDD-W score and haemoglobin concentration in pregnant women. The result showed that 51,5% of pregnant women was anemic. The MDD-W score for anemia and non-anemia groups was low (4,8±1,2 vs 4,8±1,6). Spearman test showed that MDD-W score were not associated with haemoglobin concentration (p>0,05). Factors of significantly associated with haemoglobin concentration were including gestational age (r=-0,148; p=0,036), BMI pre-pregnancy (r=0,145; p=0,041), and mid-upper arm circumference (r=0,231; p=0,001). More than half of pregnant women in Sumenep whose anemic influenced by gestational age, BMI pre-pregnancy, and MUAC, but anemia is not influenced by dietary diversity. Nutrition education is very necessary to provide information about nutrition pre-conseption.