PENGETAHUAN DAN KEPATUHAN REMAJA PUTRI DALAM MENGKONSUMSI Fe SERTA DISTRIBUSINYA PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID-19

2022

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Background: Anemia is a nutritional problem caused by iron deficiency. Based on Riskesdas 2018, the prevalence of adolescent anemia and pregnancy in Indonesia was 48.9% and 46.9% respectively. Iron supplementation program (namely Tablet Tambah Darah or TTD) was the famous intervention to prevent anemia. Due to social restriction on pandemic COVID-19 there are constraints on the Fe distribution. Objective : To describe the Fe distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods : This was a quantitative and qualitative design conducted in the working area of the Minggir Health Center, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta in November-December 2021. Quantitative research was conducted to determine the knowledge and compliance of young women in consuming Fe. Subjects were determined using a multistage method, including village selection in the working area of the Minggir Health Center, followed by determining the research subjects. Based on the Lemeshow formula with p 0.15, a sample of 33 was obtained. The sample was determined by simple random sampling with the inclusion criteria of adolescents aged 10-19 years and getting TTD during the study, willing to be respondents and living in Sendangmulyo Village. Knowledge is measured by means of interviews with a structured questionnaire with a total of 30 questions, while compliance with Fe consumption is measured by calculating the TTD given by the one consumed. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 21. While the qualitative research was aimed at determining the distribution of Fe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Informants are nutritionists, health promotion officers and youth cadres at Minggir Health Center. Results: The implementation of the blood supplement tablet administration program went well, indicated by good knowledge (69.7%) and adherence to adolescent girls at Minggir Health Center (72.8%). Conclusion: Most of the young women have good knowledge and are obedient to taking blood-added tablets. Keywords : blood supplement tablet; anemia; implementation; knowledge; compliance