The effect of nutrition education using pocketbook media on iron and protein intake

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The provision of nutrition education for teenage girls is an alternative to increase protein and iron intake to prevent anemia. AIM: This study aims to determine nutrition education’s effect using pocketbook media on protein and iron intake in teenage girls. METHODS: The research design used was quasi-experimental with a control group pre-and post-test design. Sampling was done by the purposive sampling method – statistical analysis using paired samples t-test, Wilcoxon, independent samples t-test, and Mann–Whitney. RESULTS: This study indicates an influence of nutrition education using pocketbook media on protein intake (p = 0.000) and iron (p = 0.000) in the treatment group. There is no effect of nutrition education using PowerPoint on protein intake (p = 0.326) and substances iron (p = 0.52) in the control group. Statistically, there was a significant difference between the treatment and control groups’ protein intake (p = 0.000) and iron (p = 0.001). CONCLUSION: It is recommended that UKS and students conduct nutrition education routinely so that the nutrition information delivered can be given to all students in the school to prevent nutritional anemia.