Effect Of Guava Juice On Hb Levels In Pregnant Women With Anemia

Abstract

Anemia in pregnant women is a world problem. Various efforts are made to increase the Hb levels of pregnant women with anemia. One of the fruits that contain enhancers is the red guava fruit. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of guava juice administration on increasing Hb levels in pregnant women with anemia. The sample of this study was pregnant women with anemia who were divided into 2 groups (intervention: guava juice + blood-boosting tablets, control: only blood-boosting tablets) each totaling 16 respondents. Guava juice is given 1 time a day for 7 days in a row. Hb levels were measured before and after the intervention. The results of the study in the intervention group showed that the average increase in Hb levels of 8.769 g/dl increased to 10.788 g/dl with a difference in Hb level increase of 2.019 g/dl higher than that of the control group of 0.6 g/dl. The results of the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test obtained a p-value = 0.000 which means that there was a difference in Hb levels before and after the intervention was given in the intervention group and the control group. The results of the Mann-Whitney Test showed a p value = 0.000 which means that there was a difference in the average Hb level between the intervention group and the control group. The effect of guava juice on increasing Hb levels in pregnant women. Guava juice is recommended for consumption by pregnant women with anemia.