Peningkatan Pemahaman Gizi Seimbang Sebagai Upaya Pencegahan Anemia Pada Remaja Melalui Buku Saku dan Video Di MAN Insan Cendikia Ogan Komering Ilir

Background: Adolescent girls need more iron than adolescent boys because they need to replace the iron lost during menstruation. Community Service by Increasing Understanding of Balanced Nutrition to Prevent Anemia in Adolescents through Pocketbooks and Videos at MAN Insan Cendikia OKI. Method: The service partners are 35 female dormitory management students at MAN IC OKI. The initial evaluation was conducted by giving a pretest and posttest to determine the increase in participants' knowledge, attitudes, and participation in educational and counseling activities. Further evaluation was carried out in the form of establishing nutrition ambassadors in schools to promote balanced nutrition and prevent the nutritional problem of anemia in adolescents. Apart from that, further evaluation was also carried out on distributing pocketbooks and videos to participants and school UKS. Results: There was a significant increase in knowledge, the number of questions they asked during discussions, and their involvement in selecting Nutrition Ambassadors who would later become agents of change at the school. Conclusion: There was an increase in female students' knowledge after being given counseling and education through pocketbooks and videos.