Perbandingan Ubi Jalar Ungu dengan Pisang Ambon terhadap Peningkatan Kadar Hemoglobin Ibu Hamil

Introduction; The incidence of anemia in the world reaches 41.8% in pregnant women, and in America 24.1%, Africa 57.1%, Europe 25.1%, and Asia 48.2% while in Indonesia it is 37.1%. Anemia is caused apart from the intake as well as the absorption process in the body. In addition to iron intake from animal foods, it is also found in plant foods. Sweet potato is a vegetable food that contains 0.61 mg of iron per 100 grams. Vegetable foods such as Ambon bananas also contain iron, Vitamin C, and specific essential amino acids such as histidine and arginine, besides being a source of iron, vitamins can also help absorb iron and are beneficial for the formation and perfecting of the brain. Objectives; To determine the effectiveness of sweet potato and Ambon banana consumption on increasing hemoglobin levels of pregnant women. Material and Methods; This type of research is a quasi-experimental study with pre and post test control design by giving food types purple sweet potato and Ambon banana as a substitute for Fe tablets to increase Hb levels in pregnant women for 14 days. The sampling technique used purposive sampling with a sample size of 90 pregnant women. The data were analyzed using the Anova test, the follow-up test used the Post Hoc LDS test. Results; The difference in the average Hb of pregnant women was obtained based on the three treatment groups. Conclusion; Purple sweet potato and Ambon banana are effective in increasing Hb during pregnancy and Ambon banana is more effective than purple sweet potato.