PEMBERIAN EDUKASI ANEMIA PADA REMAJA

Abstract

Anemia is a common health problem throughout the world, especially in developing countries. Anemia is  common  in  the  community,  especially  pregnant  women  and  adolescent  girls.  Adolescent  girls  are said to be anemic when the hemoglobin level in the blood is <12 g/dl. Adolescent girls at puberty are very at risk of iron deficiency anemia. This is due to the amount of iron lost during menstruation. In addition, it is exacerbated by a lack of iron intake, where iron in adolescent girls is needed by the body to accelerate growth and development. This community service activity aims to provide education and increase student knowledge about anemia through nutritional counseling as an effort to prevent and overcome anemia, especially in adolescent girls. This counseling iscarried out offline through on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 10.00-11.00 WIB. The targets in this nutrition counseling are students of  SMK Sehati Karawang, class 9, totaling 30 people. Based on the results of the pre-test and post-test  given,  it  canbe  concluded  that  there  was  an  increase  in  student  knowledge  after  being  given education about anemia in adolescent girls