Knowledge Of Princess Adolescent About Iron And Folic Acid Tablets Consumption With Anemia Events

Julaecha, Julaecha and Safitri, Safitri (2020) Knowledge Of Princess Adolescent About Iron And Folic Acid Tablets Consumption With Anemia Events. Jurnal Ners & Kebidanan Indonesia (Indonesian Journal of Nursing & Midwifery, 8 (Sup 1). pp. 25-26. ISSN 2503-1856

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Abstract

Iron nutrition anaemia in adolescents is still a problem in Indonesia, where The need for
iron and folic acid tablets in adolescents increases due to their growing period and having
menstruation every month. Based on the results of Riskesdas 2018, 32% prevalence of
anaemia occurs in adolescents as a result of a lack of food intake of iron sources. Various
attempts were made to prevent and control anaemia but still Low awareness of young
women about the importance of consuming iron and folic acid tablets as a measure to
prevent anaemia. The result of a deficiency in haemoglobin levels causes symptoms of
lethargy, fatigue and fatigue when doing activities which will have an impact on decreased
concentration and learning achievement, and in the long term will affect the quality of
human resources. The purpose of this study was to analyze the knowledge of young women
about the consumption of iron and folic acid tablets with the incidence of anaemia in the
female boarding school model STIKBA Jambi. Research design was cross-sectional, the
population used in this study were young women in model dormitories, simple random
sampling technique, the measuring instruments used were questionnaires and observation
sheets as well as measuring instruments for haemoglobin (Hb) examination in the digital.
The collected data were analyzed using the Chi-Square statistical test. The results showed
that 65% of adolescents had high knowledge about the consumption of iron (Fe) tablets,
and 80% had anaemia. The reasons for adolescents not taking iron (Fe) tablets included
50% because of the colour of the pills, 90% because of the smell of the drugs, 100%
because of nausea, 75% because they don't feel any complaints of anaemia, and 65%
because they have difficulty defecating. The results of the statistical analysis showed no
relationship between knowledge of iron (Fe) tablet consumption and anaemia (p value>
0.05). Knowledge that the consumption of iron and folic acid tablets does not affect the
incidence of anaemia and the reason young women do not consume iron and folic acid
tablets is because of the side effects that arise after consuming the iron and folic acid
tablets, and there are no symptoms of anaemia.
Keywords: knowledge; anemia; folic acid tablet

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	knowledge; anemia; folic acid tablet
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Medicine
Depositing User:	Mrs Ni Made Yunia Dwi Savitri
Date Deposited:	02 Jun 2022 01:37
Last Modified:	02 Jun 2022 01:37
URI:	http://eprints.triatmamulya.ac.id/id/eprint/1061

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