FACTORS AFFECTING KNOWLEDGE OF PREGNANT WOMEN ABOUT NUTRITION DURING PREGNANCY IN PORTIBI SUB DISTRICT 2012

Abstract

Malnutrition in pregnant women can cause risks and complications in the mother. Many pregnant
women, especially in early pregnancy, not yet aware that pregnancy causes an increase in energy
metabolism. In Indonesia (SUSENAS and UNICEF Survey) reported that of the approximately 4
million pregnant women, half of whom suffered anemia and a million other chronic energy
deficiency. This study aims to determine the factors that affect the mother's knowledge about nutrition
during pregnancy in the district Portibi 2012.
This type of research is descriptive correlative with cross sectional approach. The population of
pregnant women in Portibi sub district as many as 205 people. Samples taken as many as 51 people.
Techniques using simple random sampling. The study was conducted in March until July 2012.
The results obtained at most pregnant women are less knowledgeable of 28 people (54.90%), most
aged 20-35 years is 34 people (66.67%), most have 2-4 parity as much as 29 people (56.87 %), the
most widely by the third trimester of pregnancy in which 23 people (45.10%), at most get information
about nutrition during pregnancy from the environment (friends, family, parents) that 22 people
(43.14%). Chi-square test results showed no significant correlation between maternal age (X2count =
1.6975) parity (X2count = 0.9937), gestational age (X2count= 0.1888), resources (X2count = 1.422)
with mother's knowledge about nutrition during pregnancy.
Expected to health workers, especially in Portibi sub district to be more active in holding counseling
on nutrition during pregnancy so that she can increase the level of knowledge.