Upaya Pencegahan Anemia pada Remaja Putri melalui Pendidikan Kesehatan

Abstract

Nutrition-related health problems persist in Indonesia, including undernutrition, overnutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies such as anemia. Anemia remains a public health concern, marked by its high prevalence among adolescent girls and pregnant women. The most common type among adolescent girls is iron deficiency anemia, caused by inadequate iron intake and blood loss during menstruation. Adolescent girls with anemia who later become pregnant are at risk of delivering low birth weight (LBW) babies and of having stunted children. This community service activity aimed to increase adolescents' knowledge and understanding of anemia through health education. The activity was carried out on 30 July 2026 at Pondok Pesantren Sa'adattuddarain Praya, Central Lombok Regency, with 35 female students (santriwati) as participants. Knowledge was measured with a pre-test and post-test. The number of participants with high knowledge increased from 2 (5.71%) in the pre-test to 12 (34.29%) in the post-test, while those with low knowledge decreased from 5 (14.29%) to 1 (2.86%). Health education is an important and effective step in increasing knowledge and preventing anemia among. adolescence.