Perilaku Makan dan Konsumsi Tablet Tambah Darah pada Siswi di SMKN 1 Kendari

Abstrak

Anemia is a health problem that is often found in society. Riskesdas data in 2018 shows that 26.8% of children aged 5-14 years suffer from anemia and as many as 32% in the 15-24 year age range. Consuming blood supplement tablets is one of the government's efforts to prevent anemia in young women. Objective: This study aims to determine the description of eating behavior and consumption of blood supplement tablets is among female students at SMK Negeri 01 Kendari. Method: This type of research is descriptive with a population of 42 class XI female students with a total research sample of 30 female students. Results: The results of this study show that there are 4 respondents who have a frequency of eating less than 3 times a day (13.3%), there are 6 female students who have dietary restrictions (20%), the consumption behavior of blood supplement tablets is only 2 people who regularly consume blood supplement tablets (6.7%) and the remaining 28 female students (93.3%) did not regularly consume blood supplement tablets for various reasons. Conclusion: Adolescent girls' compliance with consuming blood supplement tablets is still very poor so continuous education needs to be provided to change perceptions and increase motivation in consuming blood supplement tablets

Kata kunci

• adolescent girls
• consumption of iron tablets
• eating behavior