Jurnal Bidan Cerdas
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2023)

Enhancing Adolescent Girls' Knowledge about Anemia through Instagram: A Pre-Experimental Study

Zulfajriani Zulfajriani (Department of Midwifery, Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu, Poso, Indonesia)
Nurfatimah Nurfatimah (Department of Midwifery, Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu, Poso, Indonesia)
Christina Entoh (Department of Midwifery, Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu, Poso, Indonesia)
Lisda Widianti Longgupa (Department of Midwifery, Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu, Poso, Indonesia)
Sony Bernike Magdalena Sitorus (Department of Midwifery, Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu, Poso, Indonesia)
Nilda Yulita Siregar (Department of Midwifery, Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu, Poso, Indonesia)
Kadar Ramadhan (Department of Midwifery, Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu, Poso, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2023

Abstract

Introduction: The prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls in Indonesia reaches 32%, necessitating effective measures to improve their knowledge about anemia. The use of Instagram, a social media platform, can be one strategy to provide relevant and important information about anemia. Purpose: To determine the influence of using Instagram as a social media platform on the knowledge of adolescent girls about anemia. Methods: This study employed a pre-experimental design with a one-group pre-test and post-test. A sample of 63 respondents was selected using simple random sampling. The data were analyzed using Paired T-Test and ANOVA. The educational media used on Instagram consisted of short videos and posters. Results: The results of the study revealed that the mean knowledge score of the students before the intervention was 42.4 with a standard deviation of 12.5, while the mean knowledge score after the intervention was 60.1 with a standard deviation of 16.8. There was a significant increase in knowledge by 17.7 points, with a p-value of <0.001, indicating the influence of education through Instagram on the improvement of students' knowledge about anemia. Conclusion: The active use of Instagram as a social media platform plays a crucial role in enhancing the knowledge of adolescent girls about anemia. In the context of health education, Instagram proves to be an effective medium for delivering information to a broader target audience.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JBC

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Public Health

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