Year: 2025 | Month: January | Volume: 12 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 360-368
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20250145
The Relationship of Behavior Towards Nutrient Intake and the Incidence of Anemia in Pancar Bakti Middle School Students
Louisa Ariantje Langi1, Ganda Pariama2
1Department of Medical Community, Medical Faculty, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
2Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Louisa Ariantje Langi
ABSTRACT
Anemia is a condition characterized by a decrease in the number of red blood cells or a decrease in the amount of hemoglobin in the blood. Anemia is a significant health problem among adolescents. This study aims to determine the relationship between anemia behavior and iron intake in Pancar Bakti Middle School female students. This research used a cross-sectional approach which was carried out from January to February 2024. The research was conducted on female students at Pancar Bakti Middle School, Bogor with a sampling technique using total sampling, namely 41 female students. All female students had their knowledge, attitudes, and behavior measured using a questionnaire and Hb (Hemoglobin) was measured using the Easy Touch GCHb. Univariate analysis based on respondent characteristics showed that of the 41 female students, most were 17 years old (41.5%), mother's education was junior high school graduate (41.5%), the father's education was junior high school graduate (48.8%), mother's employment status was housewife (85.4%), the father's employment status is self-employed (85.4), the source of information about anemia is that most people get it from the family (39.0), then there are 35 female students (85.36%) experiencing anemia, while 6 female students (14.64%) did not experience anemia. Bivariate analysis using the chi-square statistical test showed insignificant results with a p-value> 0.05 for the variable, namely the mother's level of knowledge regarding anemia (p = 0.646). Significant results with a p-value <0.05 were obtained for the variables, namely attitudes regarding anemia (p = 0.024), and actions towards anemia (p = 0.000). Conclusion is the level of education, economy, and sources of information about anemia that influence the incidence of anemia in adolescents. There is a relationship between attitudes and actions and the incidence of anemia. There is no relationship between knowledge and the incidence of anemia.
Keywords: anemia, teenagers, knowledge, attitudes, behavior
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