PENERAPAN PROGRAM PENANGGULANGAN STUNTING: PEMBERIAN EDUKASI DAN TABLET TAMBAH DARAH (TTD) UNTUK MENCEGAH ANEMIA PADA REMAJA PUTRI

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Stunting is one of the indicators of chronic malnutrition due to a deficiency of nutrient intake or infectious diseases that occur over a long period. Iron affects the hemoglobin levels of growing adolescents, and the menstrual process causes the increased need for iron. Giving Blood Add Tablets to prospective brides, pregnant women, and young women is a joint effort between the government and the community to prevent stunting. This community service activity was carried out through four stages, namely socialization of activities to teachers and students, distributing questionnaires before and after the training to measure the level of knowledge and attitudes of students, providing health education, and finally, giving blood tablets and involving teachers as program evaluators. The results of community service activities were 28 people (78%), female respondents aged 16 years (78%), female sex as many as 36 people (100%), and the level of knowledge before being given counseling. The majority were in the less category, as many as 24 people (67%). After being given counseling, some Majority in the good category, as many as 17 people (47%); adolescent attitudes toward preventing anemia before being given counseling were mostly in the less class, as many as 18 people (50%), and after being offered counseling mainly in the good category as many as 24 people (67%). It is suggested that the school form a monitoring team for taking medication from the peer group to monitor students in taking the medication regularly.