Health Screening for Premarital Women in Lamongan Regency, Indonesia: Study in 2020-2023

Abstract

Indonesia has established a premarital health screening policy that couples who are getting married must follow to detect possible diseases that could affect the couple’s quality of life. However, not all couples participate in screening. The aim of the research is to identify the results of screening examination for premarital woman carried out by community health centers in Lamongan Regency, Indonesia from 2020 to 2023. The research design was descriptive with a population of all premarital woman who carried out health screening at the Community Health Center in Lamongan Regency. Data collection by document study. Data were analyzed descriptively using percentages. The research results showed that 81.96% of couples carried out premarital health screening, 7.41% experienced anemia, 3,73% experienced malnutrition based on BMI, and 12,83% experienced malnutrition based on upper arm circumference. The participation of premarital woman is good, this is due to the existence of a policy that requires every premarital woman to undergo premarital health screening. However, based on the screening results, it was found that there were still poor health conditions, namely that there premarital woman who were anemic and malnourished as identified by BMI and upper arm circumference. This situation can affect the quality of life of the next couple, especially the offspring produced. Efforts are needed to improve the health of premarital woman in preventing anemia and malnutrition by involving various parties, especially the family as the group closest to the premarital woman.