| Summary: | Background: Pregnant women including malnutrition of vulnerable groups such
as iron deficiency. Anemia is still a problem in developing countries including
Indonesia with a prevalence reaching 40% -50%. 17.93% prevalence of anemia in
Semarang. Prevention of anemia is done by getting the iron-folic acid and
multiple micronutrient supplements. purpose of the study determine the effect of
iron-folic acid supplementation and micronutrient mulltiple to increased
hemoglobin levels in pregnant women in the city of Semarang during the 12
weeks of intervention.
Method: Quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest, non-equivalent control
group design. Subjects were 106 second-trimester, pregnant women were
allocated two groups. The first group (n =53) received multiple micronutrients and
the second group (n=53) with iron-folic acid supplementation daily. Hemoglobin
was measured before and after the intervention for 12 weeks. Statistical analysis
using the t test and analysis of covariates.
Results: Mean hemoglobin level in the multiple micronutrient group after the
intervention significantly increased (0.71±1.16 g/dl, p=0.000) and a group of ironfolic
acid increased significantly after the intervention (0.95±1.15 g/dl, p=0.000)
but the mean increase in hemoglobin two groups was not statistically different
(0.23 g/dl, p=0.29). increase in hemoglobin is affected by supplementation (CI:-
0.005
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