Increasing Knowledge of Anemia in Adolescents Through the Leaflet Media “Anemia and Adolescent Nutrition”

Abstract

Adolescent girls are very susceptible to anemia. Health education on anemia in schools is an effective strategy to reduce the number of anemia in adolescent girls, one of which is through educational media such as leaflets. This community service activity uses the Community Development (community empowerment) method. The activity was carried out in February 2024. The location of the activity is Madrsasah Tsanawiyah Negeri 1 Serang with a target of 34 girl teenagers in February 2025. Community service activities include pre-test, education, and post-test. Data analysis using the Wilcoxon test. The results of the pre-test and post-test showed an average increase in knowledge score of 15.8%. The number of participants with good knowledge increased significantly from 50% to 82.4%, while those with sufficient and insufficient knowledge decreased. The Wilcoxon statistical test showed a significant effect of education using leaflets on increasing adolescent knowledge about anemia and nutrition, with a p value <0.001. Education using leaflets in schools and youth communities is highly recommended as an efficient prevention strategy, as well as the development of other educational media such as animated videos or mobile applications to reach more youth