The Risk Factors for Under Nutritional Status in Childbearing Age of Woman in Bogor

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the risk factors for under nutritional status of childbearing age. The design was cross-sectional study, and samples were 200 childbearing age of women in Bogor. Of these childbearing ages, a sub sample of 45 women was collected for blood analysis i.e. Haemoglobin, ferritin, serum folic acid, serum vitamin A. Data were collected on socio-economic status and other demographic parameters. Dietary intake of macro and micronutrients was collected with 2-day 24-hour dietary recall method. The Chi-square (X2) and logistic regression analysis were applied for the hypotheses testing. The results show that the highest percentage of childbearing age of woman had deficit of energy (71.5%), protein (56.5%), iron (70.0%), vitamin A (62.5%) and vitamin C (88.0%). As amount 14.0% of women were founded to be underweight and also 12.5% of women had low of mid upper arm circumference (MUAC). Chi-square test showed that education level of respondents was significant related with BMI (p=0,017), in the other hands, %RDA of energy was significant related with MUAC (p=0,009). The risk factor of underweight was education level (OR=2.569; 95% CI: 1.045-6.315) (p=0.04); and risk factor of chronic energy deficient (MUAC <23.0) was %RDA of energy (<80%) (OR=0.263; 95% CI: 0.075-0.916) (p=0.03). About 11.1%; 13.3%; 4.0% and 64.4% childbearing age women were anemia, iron depletion, iron deficient anemia and vitamin A deficient, respectively, but no women were deficient of folic acid. Chi-square test showed that there were no variables significantly related with anemia and iron deficient (p>0.05), %RDA of vitamin A was significant related with vitamin A status (p=0.005). The risk factor of vitamin A status was %RDA of vitamin A (<77%) (OR=0.136; 95% CI: 0.029-0.635) (p=0.01).