THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH COUNSELING BETWEEN USING VIDEO MEDIA AND BOOKLETS ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF FEMALE ADOLESCENTS ABOUT ANEMIA

Anemia is still a health problem that occurs throughout the world and is often found in female adolescents. The incidence of anemia in female adolescents in developing countries is around 53.7%, and in Indonesia, it is 48.9%. Female adolescents who experience anemia have a negative impact on reducing immunity, concentration, academic achievement, adolescent fitness, and productivity immunity, concentration, academic achievement, adolescent fitness, and productivity. Although there are many government programs on preventing anemia, the incidence of anemia in adolescent girls is still quite high. The best learning media is needed to prevent anemia in adolescent girls. Objective: to determine the effectiveness of health education between video media and booklets on the knowledge of adolescent girls about anemia. Method: Quantitative methods with a quasi-experimental research design, a pretest-posttest, and a control group design are used. The population in this study was 244 female students in grade X. The sample consisted of 70 respondents, who were divided into experimental groups (video media) and control groups (booklet media), with 35 each. The instruments used were questionnaires. Results: obtained a p-value of 0.021 < 0.05. This shows a change in female adolescents' knowledge after being given health education about anemia using booklets and videos. Conclusion: Health counseling using video and booklet media is effective in increasing the knowledge of female adolescents about anemia, but the use of video media is more effective in improving the knowledge of female adolescents than video booklet media.