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- Title
The Effect of Banana and Strawberry Juice in Increasing Hemoglobin Levels in Pregnant Women with Anemia.
- Authors
Yosali, Magdalena A.; Girsang, Elpinaria; Suryaman, Ratih; Irawan, Devi; Amilia, Nurbaiti; Devayanti, Rani
- Abstract
Background: Herbal therapy for food resources with high vitamin C dose is in demand by the public due to its safety natural materials and easy accessibility. When there is vitamin C deficiency, then the amount of absorbed iron will be reduced and lead to anemia. Bananas and strawberries are fruits that have high nutritional content. Bananas contain vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, fiber, phosphorus, protein, fat, calories, iron, folic acid and water, while strawberries contain anthocyanins, ellagic acid, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B1 and minerals. Pregnant women are encouraged to eat healthy and nutritious food, including those that contain vitamin C. Adequate Vitamin C intake will reduce the pregnancy complications such as anemia, pre-eclampsia, and having low weight baby. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of banana and strawberry juice in increasing Hemoglobin levels in pregnant women with anemia. Methodology: The type of research is analytic. The research was carried out at Rose Health Center, Bogor City. The number of participants was 16 pregnant women with anemia with one pre-test and post-test group and purposive sampling. The instrument used was an observation sheet and data analysis used a hypothesis test (Paired T-test) with SPSS 22. Result: Before drinking banana strawberry juice, there were 11 (68.8%) pregnant women experienced moderate anemia and 2 (12.5%) pregnant women experienced heavy anemia. After intervention with banana strawberry juice, only 1 (6.3%) participant encountered heavy anemia while 12 (75%) participants had mild anemia. Conclusion: There was a significant effect of drinking banana and strawberry juice in increasing Hemoglobin levels in pregnant women with anemia at Rose Health Center, Bogor City.
- Subjects
PREGNANT women; VITAMIN C deficiency; BANANAS; STRAWBERRIES; ANEMIA; ELLAGIC acid; SOFT drinks
- Publication
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 2, p230
- ISSN
0976-0245
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/ijphrd.v13i2.17941