Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: August | Volume: 12 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 272-279
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220836
Relationship between Antenatal Care Compliance and Low Birth Weight in Indonesia
Ilham Oetama Marsis1, Keswari Aji Patriawati2, Januar Simatupang3
1,3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
2Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Ilham Oetama Marsis
ABSTRACT
The incidence of low birth weight in Indonesia from 2005-2010 was 7%3, reflecting the country's socioeconomic development. This study aims to determine if there is a relationship between ANC visit compliance with LBW events. This is descriptive research with a cross-sectional design. The study population was all individuals in the 2013 Riskesdas sample of pregnant women who had data on giving birth to low birth weight babies. Data collected included the frequency of ANC visits with the questionnaire code RKD13.IND IC11 and birth weight of infants less than 2500g in the IC29 block. There was a significant and positive relationship between compliance with ANC visits of pregnant women and LBW events in Indonesia from RISKESDAS data 2013, which was analyzed with chi-square P = 0.036 <a (0.5). Low birth weight babies with mothers fulfilled ANC compliance which is equal to (5.7%) and ANC compliance that is not fulfilled leaves a more significant percentage of LBW birth outcomes by (6.7%)
Key words: Pregnant women, Antenatal visits, Low birth weight