Epok-Epok Bilis Tempe (EPOLIST) as a Healthy Snack to Treat Anemia in Pregnancy in the Archipelago

Abstract

EPOLIST is a healthy snack in the form of Epok Bilis (anchovies), typical food from the Riau islands with good nutritional content; it is believed to be able to increase the hemoglobin level of pregnant women with anemia in the archipelago region. This research was a quasi-experiment one group pre-test-post-test with a randomized block design. The sample consisted of 36 people. The inclusion criteria were multigravida pregnant women who were willing and working as housewives in the third trimester with anemia. The exclusion criteria were primigravida pregnant women and pregnant women with complications in pregnancy who were not present at the time of the study. Data were collected by conducting home visits for ten days. The research was conducted in the Tanjungpinang Health Center working area. The results showed that the average Hb level before administration was 9.7 g% with a standard deviation of 0.97 g%. The average Hb level after the intervention was 11.2 g% with a standard deviation of 1.28 g%. It can be seen that the mean difference between the first and second measurements was 1.5 g% with a standard deviation of 0.63 g%. The results of statistical tests obtained p value = 0.024 (p <0.005). Epok-Epok Bilis Tempeh (EPOLIST) affects the hemoglobin level of pregnant women with anemia. For this reason, it is hoped that the distribution of Epolist can increase the hemoglobin level of multigravida pregnant women in the Archipelago Region.
Keywords: Epok-Epok Bilis Tempeh (EPOLIST); anemia of pregnancy; hemoglobin