Penerimaan remaja putri terhadap tablet tambah darah di Kota Yogyakarta

Abstract

Acceptance of adolescent girls on iron tablets in Yogyakarta, IndonesiaBackground: Supplementation of iron tablets is one of the efforts to combat anemia in adolescent girls taken by the government. However, compliance with iron tablet consumption still tends to be low. Objective: This study aims to determine the acceptance of adolescent girls to iron tablets in Yogyakarta. Methods: This study is a sequential explanatory mixed method. The investigation was conducted from January to April 2018. The subjects of the study were girls in junior high and high school of Yogyakarta, as many as 211 people with criteria 12-18 years; FGD/in-depth interview respondents were 32 students, four teachers/UKS officer, two Puskesmas officers, and one health program holder. Results: Of 204 subjects who received iron tablets, only 133 subjects (65.20%) consumed iron tablets, and 71 subjects (34.80%) did not. The organoleptic perception of subjects consisting of flavor, aroma, and color indicates they like iron tablets, but some also do not want them because they smell fishy. Side effects of iron tablets, such as nausea, heartburn, constipation, and dizziness, are the reasons the subject does not consume or spend the iron tablets given. In addition to the encouragement or support of parents, teachers or officers of UKS, and health workers, it is a factor that affects the acceptance of subjects against iron tablets. Conclusion: Factors influencing the acceptance of adolescent girls to iron tablets are a factor in self and factors from outside (parents, teachers, and health workers). Therefore, increasing the consumption of iron tablets requires young women's self-awareness, motivation, and support from various parties to obtain information related to the iron tablet, such as socialization