Factors related to chronic energy deficiency among pregnant women

The incidence of CED in Tangerang City was 6.47%. The impact of chronic energy deficiency will be at risk and complications such as anemia, bleeding, maternal weight
does not increase normally and infection, miscarriage, congenital defects, intra partum asphyxia, low birth weight (LBW) and will disrupt growth and development, stunting even increases maternal and neonatal mortality. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with chronic energy deficiency (CED) among pregnant women at the Gunung Kaler Public Health Center, Tangerang Regency in 2019. This study used a cross-sectional design. The sampling technique used cluster sampling. The population was 286 people and the sample in this study was 167 people. The research instrument consisted of a questionnaire about knowledge of CED in pregnant women. The results of this study indicate that there was a significant relationship between knowledge with p value = (0.06), history of disease with p value = (0.001), and parity with p value = (0.009) against Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) in pregnant women, and there is no significant relationship between family income with a value of p = (0.482) and education with a value of p = (0.745) on Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) in pregnant women. It is hoped that the Gunung Kaler Health Center will provide counseling related to CED with a variety of interesting methods.