The Effectiveness of An Anemia Booklet in Enhancing Adolescent Girls’ Knowledge of Iron Supplement Consumption As A Strategy for Stunting Prevention

This study aims to determine and analyze the effect of anemia education using a booklet as a media tool on the knowledge of adolescent girls in efforts to prevent stunting. The method used is a quasi-experimental design with a one-group pretest-posttest approach. A questionnaire was used as the instrument to measure knowledge. The sample consisted of 35 adolescent girls selected using purposive sampling. Data analysis was conducted using the paired t-test. The results of the study show that an average increase in knowledge scores of 19.52 points after the educational intervention. Statistical analysis revealed a p-value of 0.000, indicating a significant effect of the anemia booklet on increasing adolescent girls' knowledge regarding the consumption of iron tablets as a means of preventing stunting. In conclusion, educational intervention using the anemia booklet effectively enhanced adolescent girls’ knowledge regarding iron tablet consumption as a preventive measure against stunting. Keywords: Anemia, Blood Supplement Tablets, Booklet, Stunting, Teenage Girls