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WhatsApp-based anemia e-leaflet for young women as a media for adolescent health promotion
Lusi Lestari1, Heni Heryani1, Dini Ariani1
1Department of Midwifery, STIKes Muhammadiyah Ciamis, Indonesia.
Background:
Adolescence is the right time to intervene in overcoming anemia because it is an important period for growth and development. One of the causes of anemia is nutritional disorders, which can be caused by a lack of information about nutrition or the inability to apply the information obtained in daily life. The implementation of health promotion cannot be separated from the media. E-leaflets based on WhatsApp Messenger are one of the media that is easily accessed and understood by teenagers to reduce the number of anemia problems in young women. Therefore, this study was conducted to produce WhatsApp-based e-leaflet products as a medium for health promotion in adolescents.
Materials And Methods:
This research is a type of research and development (RnD). The research subjects were media experts and 20 young women who met the inclusion criteria using a purposive sampling technique. Validation sheets by media experts and response questionnaires for young women were used to test the feasibility of the product. A quantitative descriptive analysis technique was applied for expert validation.
Results:
The results showed that the WhatsApp-based anemia e-leaflet for young women was very feasible as media for promoting youth health based on the results of validation from media experts (96%) and small group trials (88%).
Conclusion:
WhatsApp-based anemia e-leaflets for young women are very appropriate as a medium for promoting adolescent health. It is recommended to do a trial in a large group and test the effectiveness of the WhatsApp-based anemia e-leaflet product for young women as a medium for promoting adolescent health.
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