PROFILE OF PREGNANT WOMEN WITH CHRONIC ENERGY DEFICIENCY (CED) BASED ON AGE, EDUCATION, PREGNANCY INTERVAL, AND GRAVIDA IN THE WORKING AREA OF KABILA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (PUSKESMAS), BONE BOLANGO REGENCY, IN 2026 PROFILE OF PREGNANT WOMEN WITH CHRONIC ENERGY DEFICIENCY (CED) BASED ON AGE, EDUCATION, PREGNANCY INTERVAL, AND GRAVIDA IN THE WORKING AREA OF KABILA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (PUSKESMAS), BONE BOLANGO REGENCY, IN 2026

Abstract

Background: Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) among pregnant women is a nutritional problem that may increase the risk of pregnancy and childbirth complications and impaired fetal growth. This study aimed to describe pregnant women with CED based on age, education, pregnancy interval, and gravida in the working area of Kabila Public Health Center, Bone Bolango Regency, in 2026. Methods: This descriptive quantitative study involved 60 pregnant women. Total sampling was used. Secondary data were collected from health service records and analyzed using univariate analysis presented as frequencies and percentages. Results: Based on the detailed research tables, most respondents were aged 20–30 years, 42 (70.0%). The most common education level was senior high school, 26 (43.3%). A pregnancy interval of less than two years was recorded in 32 respondents (53.3%), while 28 (46.7%) had an interval of two years or more. Based on gravida, 49 respondents (81.7%) were recorded in the 2–3 pregnancy category. Conclusion: The respondent profile was dominated by women aged 20–30 years, with senior high school education, a pregnancy interval of less than two years, and gravida 2–3. Strengthening nutrition education, nutritional monitoring, and counseling on pregnancy planning and spacing is recommended.