Socio-economic, fe tablet consumption and anemia incidence in pregnant women on community health center Talise in Palu

Anemia in pregnancy is a major public health problem in developed countries. Anemia affects 41.8% of pregnant women. The study purpose is to know correlation between socio-economic, knowledge and compliance consumption of Fe tablets with the anemia incidence in pregnant women in the Community Health Center of Talise. This research is quantitative with a cross sectional study approach. The sample of the study are 80 pregnant women at the Community Health Center of Talise. The sampling used the Accidental Sampling method. Data collection was conducted by observation and interview using a questionnaire. The data analysis with Chi Square technique. The results showed the correlation of each independent variable with the incidence of anemia as follows: education (p = 0.002), occupation (p = 0.004), family income (p = 0.003), knowledge (p = 0.002) and compliance consumption of Fe tablets (p = 0.004 ). This study concluded that there is a significant correlation between socio-economic conditions (education, occupation, family income, knowledge) and compliance consumption of Fe tablets with the incidence of anemia. It is recommended that the Community Health Center conducts early detection of anemia in pregnant women so that prevention and precaution can be conducted.