European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Purpose:This study was aimed to analyze the correlation of food security status and household food expenditure to nutritional status on pregnant women.
Research Methodology:This study was an observational study with crossectional design, conducted in PuskesmasWonosobo, Lampung Province, Indonesia on May 2020 - Augustus 2020. All of pregnant women who get Antenatal Care (ANC) on Puskesmas were carried out as samples. Food security status and household food expenditure data were measure by anamnesis and questionnaire. Nutritional status was asses by mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) of pregnant women. Data was collected and then analyzed using SPSS 21 application.
Results:A total of 53 pregnant women, with age distribution on range of <18 years &>35 years (20 women) and 20-35 years (33 women) were analyzed in this study. Statistical analysis (Chi-Square) show the pregnant womens in malnutrition status with food insecurity were 3 women (75%) while pregnant women in good nutrition status with food insecurity only 3 women (6.1%) (p = 0.003). Correlation between house hold expenditure to nutritional status was analyzed by chi-square test, the result show all of pregnant women in malnutrition status (4 women) have lower house hold expenditure (p = 0.001).
Conclusion:This study clearly shows that more food security and level of household food expenditure will affect on nutritional status of pregnant women.

Purpose:This study was aimed to analyze the correlation of food security status and household food expenditure to nutritional status on pregnant women.This study was aimed to identify the significant effect of the determinants factor of maternal health and incidence of maternal death.
Research Methodology:This study was an observational study with cross sectional design, Thisstudy was conducted in Province Lampung, Indonesia, in 2020. Population of this research consisted of situation maternal health in provience Lampung. Sampel in this study are report of bacis health and SDGs series: districts/city readiness from 13 districts and 2 cities in Province Lampung. The studied indicators either were evaluated of environtment, health behavior, and health service for ech districts/city. Data was collected and then analyzed using SmartPLS application.
Results:The environment determinant in this study was determined to water quality and sanitation. Health behaviour determinant indicator was assessed by ANC adherence and labor operator while indicator of health service determinants were access of health service, care of maternal complication, health insurance. All of determinants have significant correlation to maternal health by T- value and p value were (T= 2.201 ; p= 0.028), (T= 2.467 ; p= 0.012), (T=2.737 ; p=0.006), respectively dor environment, health behaviour, and health service determinants. Refer to the result above which are schematized in Figure 1, it can be learned that environment, health behavior and health services present strong effets to maternal health.
Conclusion:This study results show clearly there are correlation of variable determinants; environment, health behavior, and health service to affect maternal healthby the pathways.