INTRODUCTION

Anemia is a widespread public health problem associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality, especially in pregnant women, women of child-bearing, and young children. Anemia can be defined as an inadequate condition of the mass of erythrocyte or hemoglobin in vascular to supply oxygen for tissues. Anemia is also a condition when hemoglobin concentration below the normal ranges more than two standard deviations for age and gender.1 Generally, clinical criteria for anemia that used at hospital or private practice in Indonesia are: (1) hemoglobin