THE EFFECT OF THE ANEMIA FREE CLUB MODEL IMPLEMENTATION AND IRON SUPPLEMENT ON THE TREATMENT OF ANEMIA IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Abstract

Anemia requires serious treatment because it has long-term impact on pregnancy and childbirth. The cause of anemia in general is nutritional deficiency, especially iron deficiency. Efforts to reduce the prevalence of anemia in adolescent girls currently being carried out at the Public Health Center are only limited to the distribution of iron supplemets.For this reason, the application of the Free Club Anemia model is needed in the school-based handling of anemia in adolescent girls, which is combined with the government program of providing iron supplements at the junior high school. 

The authors conducted a quasi-experimental with one group pretest and posttest design. The number of samples in each group was 37 people. Statistical analysis used in this research is univariate analysis and normality test. Bivariate analysis on unpaired data was carried out by Independent Sample T-Test, two mean tests for paired data were performed with Paired T-Test for each groups. The implementation of this modul held after the teachers and mothers received the Training of Trainers (TOT), intervention and nutrition education were given for 6 weeks consisting of food supervision, nutrition education and iron tablets. The results obtained from this study showed an increase in knowledge score, attitude scores, iron intake, hemoglobin level in intervention group and significant difference between the intervention and control groups. With the results of this study, it is hoped that the Public Health Center can improve its performance in by providing periodic counseling in the context of anemia rates in their area.