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Efforts To Prevent Anemia Through Education On Worms And Checking Hemoglobin (Hb) Levels Of Students At Cikiwul 1 State Elementary School, Bantar Gebang, Bekasi City, West Java Lestari, Diah; Mujianto, Bagya; Inderiati, Dewi; Amaniah , Citra; Hardianto, Nova
International Journal Of Community Service Vol. 5 No. 4 (2025): November 2025 ( Indonesia - Thailand - Malaysia - Timor Leste - Philippines )
Publisher : CV. Inara

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51601/ijcs.v5i4.907

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One of the risk factors for worm infections is low knowledge and environmental sanitation. Elementary school age children are a vulnerable group for experiencing this infection. The Cikiwul 1 Bantar Gebang public elementary school is located in the Bantar Gebang Bekasi waste dump area. Poor school environmental sanitation is a risk factor for the spread of worms and the incidence of nutritional deficiencies and absorption, so that students can suffer from anemia. This community service with the community partnership program (IPKM) science and technology scheme aims to prevent anemia through education about worms and hemoglobin examination of Cikiwul 1 public elementary school students. The target audience is 100 students in grades 5 and 6. The implementation method is through education, providing knowledge about worms, measuring the increase in knowledge through pre-test and post-test. Hemoglobin examination using the biosensor method using Point of Care Testing (POCT), based on the criteria of the World Health Organization, 2001) or clinical practice guiding anemia, 2005. The examination material used is the student's capillary blood. Implementation results were obtained from 100 students who took part in the education, 99 students took the initial knowledge measurement (pre-test), and the measurement of increasing knowledge (post-test). The pre-test result was 69.9, the post-test result was 85.1. There was an increase in knowledge of 15.2%. The results of increasing knowledge for the recognition of worm types were 63%, for the prevention of worms 80%, for the causes of worms 52.5%, for the effects of worms 28.3%, and for the detection of worms 11.1%. The overall prevalence of anemia is still relatively high (22%), with moderate anemia predominant (17%). Boys tend to experience anemia more than girls. Class 6 showed the highest proportion of moderate anemia (19.6%), indicating the potential for continued accumulation of nutritional deficiencies. There were no cases of severe anemia, but 1 in 5 children had Hb levels < 11.5 g/dL, which indicates the need for nutritional intervention and continued health monitoring.
The Importance of Increasing Knowledge About Worm Infection and Hemoglobin (Hb) Testing as An Efforts To Prevent Anemia in Students of Cikiwul 2 Elementary School, Bantar Gebang, Bekasi Lestari, Diah; Mujianto, Bagya; Nova Hardianto; Inderiati, Dewi; Amaniah, Citra
International Journal Of Community Service Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): February 2026 (Indonesia - Timor Leste)
Publisher : CV. Inara in Colaboration with www.stie-sampit.ac.id

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51601/ijcs.v6i1.968

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Worm infection occurs when eggs or larvae enter the body, the worm parasites attach to the intestinal mucosa, suck blood chronically, resulting in significant blood loss. In addition, worms interfere with nutrient absorption (malabsorption), causing deficiencies in iron, folate, and protein, which are essential for hemoglobin formation, thus causing anemia. Infections often occur in elementary school students due to limited knowledge about worm invasion. Community service activities with the Community Partnership Program (CPP) Science and Technology Scheme, The Importance of Increasing Knowledge About Worm Infections and Hemoglobin (Hb) Examination as an Effort to Prevent Anemia in Students of SDN Cikiwul 2, Bantar Gebang, Bekasi. The target group is 102 students in grades 5 and 6.The method of increasing knowledge through pre-test and post-test using a questionnaire, and measuring Hemoglobin (Hb) levels using a Point of Care (POCT) tool.  Determination of anemia categories based on cut-offs by WHO in the Guideline on Hemoglobin Cut-offs to Define Anaemia in Individuals and Populations.The results of the activity showed an increase in students' knowledge of worms, from 74.8 in the pre-test to 81.3 in the post-test. The proportion of students with a score of 70 or above also increased, from 68.6% in the pre-test to 82.4% in the post-test. The average HB level was 12.3 g/dL, with a minimum of 9.4 g/dL and a maximum of 16.3 g/dL. The overall prevalence of anemia remains relatively high (32.3%), with mild anemia predominating (18.6%). No students were found to have severe anemia. Male students tended to have anemia more often (40%), with 24.0% having mild anemia compared to female students. The age of students experiencing anemia ranged from the age group > 12 years at 48.3%, with 34.5% being in the mild anemia category. The proportion of 5th grade students with anemia was 36.3%, with 22.7% being in the mild anemia category. The results indicate the potential for continued accumulation of nutritional deficiencies.