Profile Hemoglobin and Ferritin of Rattus Wistar with Iron Deficiency Anemia After Consumption of a Snack Bar from Cowpea Flour (Vigna Unguiculata) And Haruan Fish (Ophicephalus Melanopterus)

Abstract

Background: In 2019, the prevalence of anemia in children under 5 years of age was 39.8%, while the prevalence of anemia in women of childbearing age was 29.9%, and in pregnant women of childbearing age, the prevalence of anemia ranged from 34.0% to 39.1%. The purpose of this research is to investigate the hemoglobin and ferritin of rattus wistar with iron deficiency anemia after consumption snack bar from cowpea flour and haruan fish. Methods: Pre-posttest group design was used in this experiment, consisting of 2 groups. Groups P0 was given commercial feed for 30 days dan group P1 was given snack bar from cowpea flour and haruan fish for 30 days. Before to treatment, all rattus were made into iron deficiency anemia by given commercial feed free iron. Results: The results this study increased the high hemoglobin levels ranged from 2.83 to 3.35 g/dl and ferritin levels ranged from 30.61 to 37.45 μg/l in the rattus was given snack bar from cowpea flour and haruan fish in comparison with the rattus was given commercial feed that hemoglobin levels ranged from 0.22 to 0.48 g/dl and ferritin levels ranged from 0.55 to 5.98 μg/l. Conclusions: The hemoglobin and ferrin profiles in Wistar rattus increased after receiving a snack bar of cowpea flour and haruan fish. Key words: Cowpea flour, Haruan fish, Snack bar, Hemoglobin levels, Ferritin levels