Intervention on Anemia prevention among adolescent girls: A quasi-experimental study on providing meatballs chips modified to increase hemoglobin levels

Indriati Andolita Tedju Hinga*, Christina Rony Nayoan, Afrona Elisabet Lelan Takaeb, Dominirsep Ovidius Dodo, Rut Rosina Riwu

Faculty of Public Health, Nusa Cendana University, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

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Indriati Andolita Tedju Hinga, Christina Rony Nayoan, Afrona Elisabet Lelan Takaeb, Dominirsep Ovidius Dodo, Rut Rosina Riwu, 2024. Intervention on anemia prevention among adolescent girls: a quasi-experimental study on providing meatballs chips modified to increase hemoglobin levels. Journal of medical pharmaceutical and allied sciences, V 13 - I 5, Pages - 6773 – 6778. Doi: https://doi.org/10.55522/jmpas.V13I5.6585.

ABSTRACT

Adolescent girls are at higher risk of anemia due to menstrual cycle, with iron deficiency from daily food intake being the most common cause. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of fried meatballs modified with a combination of local ingredients, such as chicken liver flour, moringa oleifera leaves, soybean tempeh flour, and mackerel fish, abbreviated as Tioek chips, on changes in haemoglobin levels on adolescent girls in Kupang City and Kupang Regency. The results show that foods modified with nutritious local ingredients such as Tioek chips can be classified as an affordable and delicious alternative to healthy snacks to prevent anemia.

Keywords:

Mackerel fish, Chicken liver, Moringa oleifera, Soybean tempeh.

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