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Research Paper | Nursing | Indonesia | Volume 7 Issue 9, September 2018

Differences Effect of Supplement Red Guava Juice with Red Dragon Fruit Juice to Increase Hemoglobin Levels in Postpartum Mother with Anemia

Barirah | Runjati ^[5] | Melyana Nurul Widyati | Rr Sri Endang Pujiastuti

Abstract: Background The alternative to prevent anemia in postpartum mothers is to consume fruits with high iron and vitamin C such as red guava fruit and red dragon fruit needed to synthesize hemoglobin. This study aims to prove that the supplement of red guava fruit juice is more influential compared to red dragon fruit juice on increasing hemoglobin levels in postpartum women with anemia. Methods This study used quasy exsperiment method with nonrandomized pretest and posttest design with control group design. The sample technique uses consecutive sampling, divided into 3 groups consisting of 22 respondents per group. Results Results of the study During the 7-day treatment showed in the intervention hemoglobin levels group red guava fruit juice increased by 2.45 gr/dl. In the intervention group red dragon fruit juice was 1.44gr / dl Whereas the control group was 0.79 gr/dl. With a p-value of 0.000

Keywords: Red guava fruit, Red dragon fruit, Anemia, Hemoglobin level

Edition: Volume 7 Issue 9, September 2018,

Pages: 374 - 378

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