Acehnese Cultural Leaders’ Perspective on Anemia in Pregnant Women: A Qualitative Study

Table 1

Major findings with the code, subcategories, categories, and themes.

Code	Subcategory	Category	Theme
Inadequate intake of nutritious food caused anemia	Anemia is caused by food	Traditional leaders’ perception about pregnancy changes and anemia symptoms	Cultural belief about anemia
The condition of the body changes during pregnancy	Changes in physical health and appetite during pregnancy
Dizziness, nausea, and vomiting often occur during pregnancy	Anemia always happens in every pregnancy
Bean sprouts, tofu, and fermented soybean are nutritious food	Types of beans that pregnant women should consume	Nutrition food	Locally resourced food
Janeng contains iron	Tubers that are rarely consumed and contain iron	Neglected available resources
Husband’s support in seeking therapy and religious support	Religious advice	Suggested religious behavior	Husband participation in preventing anemia during pregnancy
Husband recites the Holy Qur’an	Religious husband’s role	Bonding with God determines the mother and baby condition
Hadis maja that supports nutrition food during pregnancy	Acehnese culture	Culture-based advices	Do’s and don’ts
Listens hadis maja	Poetry advice	Lower their gaze to unnecessary images/views