EFEKTIVITAS SUPLEMENTASI BUBUK DAUN KELOR (Moringa oleifera) TERHADAP PENINGKATAN KADAR HEMOGLOBIN PADA IBU HAMIL YANG MENDERITA ANEMIA

Abstract

Nutritional adequacy are needed by every individual since the fetus is still in
the womb, babies, children, adolescence, adulthood, to old age. Mother or
expectant mother is vulnerable group because it requires adequate nutrition
should be maintained nutritional status and health in order to give birth to
healthy babies. Poor nutrition is one of the most common nutritional disorder
that occurs during pregnancy that lead to iron deficiency anemia. Many of
these mothers provide little iron to the fetus is needed for normal iron
metabolism, then they become iron deficiency anemia and hemoglobin
levels fell below the mother 11gr% during the third trimester. Consumption of
Moringa leaves (Moringa oleifera) is one alternative to tackling malnutrition in
Indonesia. The results of modern scientific research proving that Moringa
leaves are one source of plant-based foods rich in nutrients. The content of
nutrients in the leaves of Moringa is 7 times the vitamin C in oranges, 4
times the vitamin A in carrots, 4 times the calcium in milk, 3 times the
potassium in bananas, 3 times the iron in spinach and 2 times the protein
found in yogurt or protein inside an egg. This study aims to determine the
increase in hemoglobin levels in pregnant women who suffer from anemia
after using moringa leaf powder. The design of the study is a quasi
experimental that are one group pretest-posttest design. The population is
pregnant trimester II-III; Samples are pregnant trimester II-III with anemia
and total sample of 35 people. Moringa leaf powder Dosage: 2 x 2 capsules
orally daily (Moringa leaf powder contains 500 mg / capsule) was given for
30 days. Examination using Hemometer Sahli.The results of the comparative
hypothesis testing with Wilcoxon test between Hemoglobin levels before and
after treatment values obtained significancy 0.000 (p < 0.05), so it can be
concluded that there were significant differences between the Hemoglobin
levels before treatment and after treatment. It was concluded that
supplementation with powdered moringa leaves (Moringa oleifera) can
improve hemoglobin levels in pregnant women suffering from anemia.