Consumption of Moringa Leaf Tea (Moringa oleifera) on Hemoglobin Levels of Pregnant Women

Abstract

Anemia is a common health problem throughout the world, especially in pregnant women. Tasikmalaya Regency, the percentage of pregnant women with Anemia in 2020 was 17.65%. U.P.T.D. Salawu Health Center Tasikmalaya Regency, in 2021, the number of frail pregnant women was 127 out of 1102 pregnant women or 11.5%. The number of frail pregnant women in Margalaksana village is 12 out of 73, or 16.43%. This study aims to evaluate the effect of consuming moringa leaf tea (Moringa oleifera) on hemoglobin levels in pregnant women. This research is an experimental research with a quasi-experimental research design and a one-group pretest-posttest design, which is carried out on one group without a control group. The sample size was 20 pregnant women. The intervention that will be given is consuming Moringa leaf tea. The data analysis used is univariate analysis, and the bivariate analysis uses paired tests. The average hemoglobin level of pregnant women before giving Moringa leaf tea was 11.645, while the average hemoglobin level of pregnant women after giving Moringa leaf tea was 12.330, so there was an average increase in hemoglobin level of 0.685. The p-value of 0.002 is smaller than the research significance level (alpha) of 0.05, so Ha is rejected, so there is an influence of Moringa leaf tea consumption on the hemoglobin levels of pregnant women in Margalaksana Village, Tasikmalaya Regency.