Nutrition Communication Via Tiktok and Implications On Health Problems of Adolescent Girls in Mataram

Lina Yunita; Ni Putu Ayu Ekayoni; Lalu Juntra Utama; Lalu Khaiul Abdi; I Gde Narda Widiada; Santa Luciana Diaz Vera da Costa

doi:10.35910/icohpj.v5i0.970

Lina Yunita Department of Nutrition, Bumigora University, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Ni Putu Ayu Ekayoni Poltekkes Kemenkes Mataram, Indonesia
Lalu Juntra Utama Poltekkes Kemenkes Mataram, Indonesia
Lalu Khaiul Abdi Poltekkes Kemenkes Mataram, Indonesia
I Gde Narda Widiada Poltekkes Kemenkes Mataram, Indonesia
Santa Luciana Diaz Vera da Costa Poltekkes Kemenkes Kupang, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35910/icohpj.v5i0.970

Keywords: Anemia, Adolescents, Tiktok

Abstract

Background: Anemia is one of the five main nutritional problems in Indonesia. Adolescent girls are a group that is prone to anemia. Anemia is a condition where the number of red blood cells or hemoglobin concentration in them is lower than normal. This study aims to determine the differences between TikTok and Leaflet video media in nutrition education on knowledge, attitudes about anemia, iron intake and adherence to consuming iron tablets among young women at SMA Mataram City.

Methods: This research is a quasi-experimental research. The research subjects were 64 people consisting of 32 treatment groups and 32 control groups. The instruments used were questionnaire forms and record forms to determine knowledge, attitudes about anemia, iron intake and compliance with consuming iron tablets or blood supplement tablets.

Results: Data were tested using the Wilcoxon and Mann Whitney U tests. Fe intake was obtained using the method of recording food consumption once every 24 hours. There are differences between TikTok and Leaflet video media in nutrition education on knowledge, attitudes with a p value of 0.000 (< α = 0.05) and compliance with iron tablet consumption with a p value of 0.027 (< α = 0.05) and there is no significant difference in iron intake (p value 0.707).

Conclusion: There are significant differences before and after treatment in the variables of knowledge, attitude and compliance with the consumption of iron tablets in both groups. And there were no significant differences before and after treatment using Tiktok and Leaflet media on the subjects' iron intake variables.