Education Using Booklet Media in Increasing Knowledge of Adolescent About Anemia at The Garuda Putih Jambi Health Sciences College

Monalisa Monalisa; Bettywati Eliezer; Feri Saputra

doi:10.35910/icohpj.v3i0.861

Monalisa Monalisa Departement of Nursing, Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Jambi, Indonesia
Bettywati Eliezer Departement of Nursing, Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Jambi, Indonesia
Feri Saputra Departement of Nursing, Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Jambi, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35910/icohpj.v3i0.861

Keywords: Adolescents, Anemia, Booklet

Abstract

Background: Anemia in teenagers is a condition where the number of red blood cells or hemoglobin levels in a teenager's body is lower than normal limits, adolescents it can be said to be anemia if Hb < 12 gr/dl. Anemia is a health problem that has symptoms of tiredness, tiredness and lethargy so it will have an impact on creativity and productivity. . In Southeast Asia, the highest prevalence of anemia was found in school-aged children, around 60%. The aim of this research is to increase the knowledge of young women about anemia.
Method: The method used was pre-experimental with one group pre and post-test. The sampling technique used simple random sampling with a total of 36 people. Statistical tests with univariate and bivariate analysis using the t-test.
Results: The results of this research prove that there has been an increase in knowledge. The results of the analysis showed that the results of the t test with p value = 0.000 < 0.05.
Conclusion: that there was an influence of implementing education using booklet media in increasing young women's knowledge about anemia.