Effectiveness of Balanced Nutrition Guidebook Media on Vegetables, Iron and Index Consumption Body Mass in Adolescent Students at Boarding Schools

Abstract

Background : Knowledge of food and nutrition is one of the factors that influence nutritional status, so formal and non-formal nutrition education is needed. Efforts to increase knowledge and attitudes regarding balanced nutrition are through the process of nutrition education. Nutrition education carried out must be in accordance with the conditions in Islamic boarding schools which limit students from using electronic media, one of which is by using pocket book media. Purpose : Knowing the effect of nutrition education using pocket books on balanced nutrition guidelines on vegetable and fruit consumption, iron consumption and the BMI index in teenage students at Islamic boarding schools. Method : This research is community nutrition research. This type of quasy experimental research with a research design pretest – posttest control group design. The sample consisted of 20 samples from the treatment group and 20 samples from the control group. The data collected are sample identity, knowledge and attitudes. Statistical analysis using testWilcoxon andMann whitney. Results : The average score of vegetable and fruit consumption practices for the two groups has increased. In the treatment group, the increase before and after the intervention was 59.00 ± 28.19. The control group also experienced an increase between before and after being given the intervention of 26.70 ± 24.0168.30. As for iron consumption in the treatment group, there was an average increase in the difference in Fe consumption before and after the intervention was 1.27 ± 1.24. The control group also experienced an increase in the average difference in Fe consumption between before and after being given the intervention of 0.96 ± 1.79 Nutrition education using pocket books on balanced nutrition guidelines had an effect on vegetable and fruit consumption and iron consumption withp value = 0,001 (p < 0,05). Conclusion : Nutrition education using pocket book media on balanced nutrition guidelines has an effect on consumption of vegetables and fruit, consumption of iron in teenage students at Islamic boarding schools.