PENINGKATAN STATUS BESI DAN KEBUGARAN FISIK PEKERJA WANITA USIA SUBUR
Jour nal of Nut r i t i on and Food, 2011, 6(3): 178-185
Jurnal Gizi dan Pangan, 2011, 6(3): 178-185
PENINGKATAN STATUS BESI DAN KEBUGARAN FISIK PEKERJA WANITA
USIA SUBUR
( Impr oving t he Ir on St at us and Physical Fit ness of t he Repr oduct ive Femal e Wor ker s)
Yakt iworo Indriani 1*, Ali Khomsan2, Dadang Sukandar 2, Hadi Riyadi 2, Reni Zuraida3
1
2
3
*
Alamat Korespondensi: Jurusan Sosial Ekonomi Pert anian/ Agribisnis, Fakult as Pert anian, Universit as
Lampung. Jl Sumant ri Broj onegoro No 1, Bandar Lampung 35144
Depart emen Gizi Masyarakat , Fakult as Ekologi Manusia, IPB, Bogor 16680
Fakult as Kedokt eran, Universit as Lampung, Jl Sumant ri Broj onegoro No 1, Bandar Lampung 35144
Alamat Korespondensi: Jurusan Sosial Ekonomi Pert anian/ Agribisnis, Fakult as Pert anian, Universit as
Lampung. Jl Sumant ri Broj onegoro No 1, Bandar Lampung 35144. Telp/ f aks: 0721-781821; email:
yakt i_indriani@yahoo. com
ABST RACT
The st udy aims wer e t o (1) assess t he nut r it ional st at us, adequacy l evel , and physi cal
f it ness of t he nonpr egnant r epr oduct ive f emal e wor ker s, and (2) anal yze t he ef f ect of
micr onut r ient s suppl ement at ion on t heir ir on st at us and physi cal f it ness. This r esear ch
empl oyed exper iment al design of doubl e bl ind, compl et el y r andomized design by invol ving 338
househol ds of f emal e wor ker s. The exper iment al unit consist s of 39 f emal e wor ker s whose
hemogl obin l evel wer e 80-125 g/ L. However , f ive of t hem wer e dr op out due t o pr egnancy or
sickness. The t r eat ment s appl ied i n t he st udy wer e t hr ee capsul es cont aini ng: (1) ir on and
f ol ic acid (BF), (2) mul t i -vit ami n and miner al (MVM), which cont ai ns of 15 di f f er ent vit amins
and mi ner al s, and (3) pl acebo (P). The body mass i ndex of t he f emal e wor ker s wer e t hin 12
per cent , nor mal 70 per cent and over weight 18 per cent . Most of t heir nut r it ional i nt ake of
vit amin C, cal ci um and ir on wer e def ici ent but t hey had a good t o super ior of physi cal f it ness.
Af t er 10 weeks of t hr ee days per week suppl ement at ion, BF signi f icant l y incr eased t he
hemogl obin (p
Jurnal Gizi dan Pangan, 2011, 6(3): 178-185
PENINGKATAN STATUS BESI DAN KEBUGARAN FISIK PEKERJA WANITA
USIA SUBUR
( Impr oving t he Ir on St at us and Physical Fit ness of t he Repr oduct ive Femal e Wor ker s)
Yakt iworo Indriani 1*, Ali Khomsan2, Dadang Sukandar 2, Hadi Riyadi 2, Reni Zuraida3
1
2
3
*
Alamat Korespondensi: Jurusan Sosial Ekonomi Pert anian/ Agribisnis, Fakult as Pert anian, Universit as
Lampung. Jl Sumant ri Broj onegoro No 1, Bandar Lampung 35144
Depart emen Gizi Masyarakat , Fakult as Ekologi Manusia, IPB, Bogor 16680
Fakult as Kedokt eran, Universit as Lampung, Jl Sumant ri Broj onegoro No 1, Bandar Lampung 35144
Alamat Korespondensi: Jurusan Sosial Ekonomi Pert anian/ Agribisnis, Fakult as Pert anian, Universit as
Lampung. Jl Sumant ri Broj onegoro No 1, Bandar Lampung 35144. Telp/ f aks: 0721-781821; email:
yakt i_indriani@yahoo. com
ABST RACT
The st udy aims wer e t o (1) assess t he nut r it ional st at us, adequacy l evel , and physi cal
f it ness of t he nonpr egnant r epr oduct ive f emal e wor ker s, and (2) anal yze t he ef f ect of
micr onut r ient s suppl ement at ion on t heir ir on st at us and physi cal f it ness. This r esear ch
empl oyed exper iment al design of doubl e bl ind, compl et el y r andomized design by invol ving 338
househol ds of f emal e wor ker s. The exper iment al unit consist s of 39 f emal e wor ker s whose
hemogl obin l evel wer e 80-125 g/ L. However , f ive of t hem wer e dr op out due t o pr egnancy or
sickness. The t r eat ment s appl ied i n t he st udy wer e t hr ee capsul es cont aini ng: (1) ir on and
f ol ic acid (BF), (2) mul t i -vit ami n and miner al (MVM), which cont ai ns of 15 di f f er ent vit amins
and mi ner al s, and (3) pl acebo (P). The body mass i ndex of t he f emal e wor ker s wer e t hin 12
per cent , nor mal 70 per cent and over weight 18 per cent . Most of t heir nut r it ional i nt ake of
vit amin C, cal ci um and ir on wer e def ici ent but t hey had a good t o super ior of physi cal f it ness.
Af t er 10 weeks of t hr ee days per week suppl ement at ion, BF signi f icant l y incr eased t he
hemogl obin (p