<![CDATA[Abstract. Early marriage is a social and public helath issue that affects reproductive health, education, psychological well-being, and socioeconomic status. From a public helath perspective, early marriage is associated with an increased risk of adolescent pregnancy and may contribute to various complications during pregnancy and childbirth, as well as impaired child growth. Therefore, educating adolescents about these risks is an imprtant promotive and preventive strategy. This community service activity aimed to improved adolescent’s knowledge of stunting prevention efforts before entering marriage and pregnancy. The activity was conducted in Pangkalan Jati Village, Depok, targeting adolescents involved in youth organizations and mosque-based youth groups. The activities included problem identification, a pretest, health counseling and education, the distribution booklets and leaflets, interactive discussion, and a posttest. In addition to the educational intervention, hemoglobin level screening was conducted to provide an initial assessment of the adolescent’s health status. The activity was attendedd by 20 male and female adolescents. The results demonstrated an 20% improvement in participants understanding of the risks associated with early marriage. Community-based education that actively enggages adolescents can serve as a promotive and preventive approach to strengthening adolescent health literacy and supporting sustainable stunting prevention efforts.]]>
