Analysis of Determinants of Vitamin A Capsule Consumption Among Postpartum Mothers in the Working Area of Puskesmas Kuala Bireuen District

Abstract

Vitamin A is necessary for postpartum mothers. Therefore, postpartum mothers need adequate and balanced nutrition, especially protein and carbohydrate needs. This study aims to analyze the determinants of vitamin A capsule consumption in postpartum mothers in the working area of Puskesmas Kuala, Bireuen Regency, Aceh. The type of research used in this study is an analytical survey with a cross-sectional study. The population in this study was 93 people, and the entire population was used as a research sample (total sampling). Data collection was carried out by collecting primary and secondary data taken from related installations. The results of this study showed that nutritional knowledge was related to the consumption of vitamin A capsules (P = 0.000), nutritional counseling was related to the consumption of vitamin A (P = 0.000), abstinence from vitamin A capsules was related to the consumption of vitamin A capsules (P = 0.000), availability of vitamin A capsules was related to the consumption of vitamin A capsules (P = 0.000), and history of infectious diseases was related to the consumption of vitamin A capsules (P = 0.000). Multiple logistic regression analysis found that the most influential factor on vitamin A consumption was abstinence from vitamin A capsules (OR 10.951, 95% CI = 3.320-36.114), meaning that mothers who abstained from vitamin A capsules had a 10.9 times higher chance of not taking vitamin A capsules. The conclusion of this study is that there is a relationship between all variables and the consumption of vitamin A capsules, while the most influential factor on the consumption of vitamin A capsules is abstinence from their consumption of vitamin A capsules. Suggestion for postpartum mothers to be able to understand everything that must be known during puerperium so that it can provide comfort during this period.