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ABSTRACT
Introduction: Pregnant women experiencing poor nutritional status remains a
problem which is still commonly found in Surabaya. Poor nutritional status is one
of the causes of increased mortality in pregnant women. The mother's education
and occupation, family income, number of children, and family shape are associated
with the incidence of nutritional status in pregnant women. The purpose of this
study was to explain the factors related to the nutritional status of pregnant women
based on transcultural nursing theory.
Methods: his study uses a cross-sectional design. The population were pregnant
women at the Public Health Center Tanah Kali Kedinding Surabaya Indonesia, 104
respondents were selected using a consecutive sampling technique. The
independent variables were technological, religious, family support, cultural values,
political & legal, economic, and educational, while the dependent variable was the
incidence of nutritional status in pregnant women. The data was obtained using
questionnaires and mid upper arm circumstance (MUAC) measurements. The data
was analyzed using the Spearman rho test.
Results: There was a relationship between technological (p=0.001 ; r=0.332),
family support (p=0.000 ; r=0.379), cultural values (p=0.000 ; r=0.702), political &
legal (p=0.000 ; r=0.387), economic (p=0.031 ; r=0.212), and educational (p=0.020
; r=0.228) factors with nutritional status in pregnant women.
Discussion: Technological, family support, cultural values, political & legal,
economic, and educational factors influenced the nutritional status of pregnant
women. The cultural factor was the most dominant in influencing the nutritional
status of pregnant women.