THE EFFECT OF NUTRITION EDUCATION OF ANEMIA AMONG IMPROVEMENT OF Hb LEVEL IN ADOLESCENTS SMA NEGERI 21 MAKASSAR

Abstrak

Anemia is a state of erythrocytes or less than normal (12 g / dl) of Hb in a female adolescent 15 years. This study aimed to assessing differences in knowledge before and after anemia nutrition education intervention in adolescents at SMA Negeri 21 Makassar. This research is Quasy-experiment research with research design Pretest-Posttest with Control Group. In this study the intervention group was given nutrition education through counseling, leaflet and social media (WA), while for control group was given nutrition education only through leaflet. The sample in this study was a portion of the female student population that meets the inclusion research criteria divided into 2 groups namely the intervention group and the control group of each sample number of 24 people per group. The results showed there was a difference in Hb levels after the intervention in both groups (p value = 0.000), whereas in the intervention group the average increase was 1.05 higher than the control group. The conclusion in this research is there is a difference in Hb level after anemia nutrition education intervention in both groups, whereas in the intervention group the average increase was 1.05 higher than the control group