The Effectiveness of Digital Pocketbook for the Transformation of the Knowledge and Attitude of Adolescent Girls about the Prevention of Anemia: Efektifitas Buku Saku Digital untuk Transformasi Pengetahuan dan Sikap Remaja Putri tentang Pencegahan Anemia

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Background: Anemia is a significant health issues among adolescent girls, negatively impacting their life cycle. Bogor City has an anemia prevalence of 28%. The Indonesian Ministry of Health has introduced a digital pocketbook "Prevention of Anemia for Pregnant Women and Adolescent Girls", an educational tool. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the digital pocketbook in improving the knowledge and attitudes of adolescent girls about preventing anemia. Methods: This quasi-experiment study used Pretest-Posttest with Control Group design. Samples were purposively chosen from female students in four junior high schools in Bogor (40 students per group per school). Group 1 received Digital Pocket Book with Presentatio, Group 2 received Digital Pocket Book only, and Group 3 served as Control. Changes in knowledge and attitude scores before and after the intervention were analyzed using Wilcoxon test, while the difference among the three groups were tested using Kruskall-Wallis tests with post-hoc analysis (p-value<0.05). Results: Before the intervention, knowledge and attitudes score was relatively homogeneous (p-value=0.068 and 0.695). After the intervention, Group 1 and 2 showed significant improvements compared to the control. Group 1's knowledge increased significantly (3.01 ± 3.613), followed by Group 2 (1.78 ± 2.947). Attitude improvement was also highest in Group 1 (5.10 ± 7.947), followed by Group 2 (2.65 ± 7.118). Additionally, 95% of respondents rated the digital pocketbook as excellent. Conclusions: The digital pocketbook iss considered effective and informative in improving the knowledge and attitudes of adolescent girls about preventing anemia, regardless of additional explanation.

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Latar Belakang: Anemia adalah masalah yang signifikan pada remaja putri yang akan berdampak negatif pada setiap siklus kehidupan yang dijalaninya. Kota Bogor memiliki prevalensi anemia sebesar 28%. Kemenkes RI memiliki upaya edukasi melalui buku saku digital “Pencegahan Anemia bagi Ibu Hamil dan Remaja Putri”. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan menguji efektifitas buku saku digital tersebut terhadap perubahan pengetahuan dan sikap remaja putri tentang pencegahan anemia. Metode: Penelitian quasi-experiment dengan Pretest-Posttest Design with Control Group. Sampel diambil secara purposive dari empat SMP di Bogor dan dilakukan pengelompokkan tanpa randomisasi (40 siswi/kelompok untuk setiap sekolah), kelompok satu Intervensi Buku Saku Digital dan Presentasi, kelompok dua Intervensi Buku Saku Digital saja dan kelompok ketiga Kontrol. Uji bivariat dan multivariat dilakukan berikut uji post hoc (p-value<0,05). Hasil: Tingkat pengetahuan dan sikap siswi sebelum intervensi relatif homogen (p-value=0,068 dan 0,695). Setelah intervensi, terdapat peningkatan signifikan dalam pengetahuan maupun sikap pada kelompok 1 dan 2 dibandingkan kelompok 3/kontrol. Pengetahuan kelompok 1 meningkat signifikan sebesar (3,01 ± 3,613), diikuti oleh kelompok 2 (1,78 ± 2,947). Kelompok 1 menunjukkan perubahan signifikan dalam sikap (9,311 ± 8,997) dibandingkan kelompok 2 (9,086 ± 8,622) dan kelompok kontrol (8,733 ± 7,513). Peningkatan sikap terbesar pada kelompok 1 (5,10 ± 7,947), kemudian kelompok 2 (2,65 ± 7118), 95% responden memberikan penilaian sangat baik terhadap buku saku digital. Kesimpulan: Buku saku digital selain dinilai efektif (dengan atau tanpa penjelasan) juga informatif dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan dan sikap remaja putri tentang pencegahan anemia.

Kata kunci

• Buku Saku Digital
• Efektivitas
• Anemia
• Remaja putri
• Pengetahuan
• Sikap
• Digital Pocketbook
• Effectiveness
• Adolescent girls
• Knowledge
• Attitude