Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: March | Volume: 6 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 72-82
Effectiveness of Giving Multivitamin to Biochemical Nutrition Status Malaria Child Patients in Sanggeng Health Center, Manokwari District
Muhammad Sahrul1, Rosmin Tingginehe2, A.L. Rantetampang3, Anwar Mallongi4
1Magister Program of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Cenderawasih University, Jayapura.
2,3Lecturer of Master Program in Public Health. Faculty of Public Health, Cenderawasih University, Jayapura
4Environmental Health Department, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar.
Corresponding Author: Anwar Mallongi
ABSTRACT
Background: Children are the group age that gets affected from malaria which affects lymphocyte levels and decreases in hemoglobin as measured by the erythrocyte index.
Objective: To find out the effectiveness of multivitamins on the biochemical nutritional status of malaria sufferers in Sanggeng Health Center, Manokwari Regency.
Research Methods: The experiment with two group case control. The population was 61 children with malaria and a sample of 15 children in the case group (giving vitamin B complex and vitamin C) and a control group that was not treated. Data were obtained using a questionnaire for respondents' identities and laboratory tests using hematology analyzer Sysmex 300 to determine lymphocytes, MCV levels, MCH and MCHC.
Results: Respondents with malaria in children aged 6-9 years as many as 15 people (50%) and at the age of 10-12 years as many as 15 people (50%). Male sex as many as 16 people (53.3%) and women as many as 14 people (46.7%). There were no differences in lymphocyte levels before and after administration of vitamin B complex and Vitamin C in children with malaria sufferers in Sanggeng Community Health Center, Manokwari Regency (p-value = 0.318) with differences in average lymphocyte levels of -0.6133. There were differences in MCV levels before and after administration of vitamin B complex and Vitamin C in children with malaria sufferers in Sanggeng Health Center, Manokwari Regency (p-value = 0.044) with an average value in the jerseys and controls group of -2.27000. There were differences in MCH levels before and after administration of vitamin B complex and vitamin C in children with malaria sufferers in Sanggeng Health Center, Manokwari Regency (p-value = 0,000) with an average value in the case group of -2.12000. There are differences in MCH levels before and after administration of vitamin B complex and vitamin C in children with malaria sufferers in Sanggeng Community Health Center, Manokwari Regency (p-value = 0.001) with an average value in the case and control groups of -1.06333.
Key words: Multivitamin, Malaria, Child
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