Pengaruh Intervensi Apoteker Terhadap Pengetahuan, Sikap dan Kadar Hb Remaja Putri dalam Mencegah Anemia di Kecamatan Ujung Batu Kabupaten Padang Lawas Utara

Abstract

The disorder known as anemia occurs when a person's body produces fewer red blood cells. Low hemoglobin levels in the body have an impact on the number of red blood cells produced. The purpose of the study was to analyze the improvement of knowledge, attitudes and Hb levels of teenage girls. The research was conducted using a comparative experimental method by comparing before and after the intervention using a pretest-posttest one group only design. This study used purposive sampling technique with 80 respondents conducted in October - November 2024 located in Ujung Batu District, North Padang Lawas Regency. Data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively using the Wilcoxon Test. The results showed an increase in knowledge, attitudes and Hb levels of teenage girls after the pharmacist intervention regarding anemia prevention. There was an increase in knowledge of 79.25 ± 7.50 as many as 49 people (61.3%), an increase in the attitude of teenage girls 83.01 ± 5.12 as many as 78 people (98%) and the Hb levels became normal (12-15) after the post test, namely 13.35 ± 0.63 as many as 80 people (100%), significantly (p < 0.05). Thus the pharmacist intervention in teenage girls after the workshop (p < 0.05) contributed positively in efforts to reduce stunting.