Differences in nutrition status and menstrual cycles in the incidence of young woman’s anemia in the Bantul Region

Anemia cases in adolescent girls are still quite high. According to WHO, the incidence of anemia in adolescent girls in developing countries is around 53.7%. Based on Riskesdas data, the percentage of anemic adolescents in the Special Region of Yogyakarta is 36%, and the prevalence of anemia in the Bantul area is 54.8%. Anemia in adolescent girls is influenced by several factors including nutritional status and menstrual cycle. The purpose of this study was to determine the difference between nutritional status and menstrual cycle on the incidence of anemia in adolescent girls in the Bantul region. This research is a quantitative research with a cross-sectional research design. Data collection using questionnaires and anthropometric measurements, the study was conducted in junior and senior high schools in Bantul Regency with a population of 3,807 young women. Sampling was done by cluster random sampling based on sub-districts so that 8 schools were obtained which included 3 SMP and 5 SMA. The data were analyzed using One-way ANOVA through the STATA application. The results showed that the majority of respondents had normal nutritional status as many as 148 people or 69.16%, the majority of respondents experienced normal menstrual cycles as many as 148 or 66.82%, and the majority of respondents did not experience anemia as many as 169 respondents 78.97%. The results of the One-way ANOVA test on nutritional status and the incidence of anemia (p value = 0.7879 > 0.05) and the One-way ANOVA test results for the menstrual cycle and the incidence of anemia (p value = 0.7540 > 0.05). The results of the study can be concluded that there is no difference between nutritional status and menstrual cycle on the incidence of anemia in adolescent girls in the Bantul area.