THE EFFECTIVENESS FF GIVING FE TABLET IN INCREASING HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS IN ADOLESCENT AT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF SWADAYA TEMANGGUNG
Abstract
Anemia is a major nutritional problem that occurs throughout the world. the number of women aged 15-49 who suffer from
anemia in six countries was 409-595 million people, the highest anemia prevalence in Indonesia is found in the group of female
adolescent aged 15-19 years by 38.5%[1]. The incidence of anemia in Central Java in 2013 reached 57.1%, while in the
Puskesmas (Community Health Center)Temanggung area it was still a public health problem because the prevalence reached
4.21% (Puskesmas Temanggung Data, 2018). The study aims to determine the effectiveness of Fe tablets on hemoglobin level
increase in female adolescents at SMK Swadaya Temanggung. The study was conducted at SMK Swadaya Temanggung with a
quasi-experimental design research type. The population of this research was female adolescents with a sample of 46 students
taken by purposive sampling method. The statistical test used the Independent T-Test. The results of the study conducted on 46
female students showed that 45 female students had Hb levels> 11gr / dl and 1 female student had Hb levels <11 gr / dl. The
results of the Independent T-Test showed that the value was 0.00 <0.05 indicating that Ha is accepted Ho is rejected or the
administration of Fe tablets was effective against Hb levels increase in which there was a statistically significant difference
between the intervention group and the control group. The school is suggested to involve all parties from the school and the
health department to increase promotive efforts to overcome the problem of anemia in adolescents.