PengabdianMu: Jurnal Ilmiah Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat
Vol 7 No Special-1 (2022): PengabdianMu: Jurnal Ilmiah Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat

Peningkatan Pengetahuan tentang Gizi di Masa Pandemi untuk Pencegahan Covid-19

Sunarti Sunarti (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Rachmawati Widyaningrum (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Dyah Suryani (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Hesti Khofifah (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Feb 2022

Abstract

Nutritional fulfillment is one of the essential factors to prevent the Covid-19 disease. The term balanced nutrition consists of several points: balanced consumption of staple food, the source of protein, fruit, and vegetables, and also drinking an adequate amount of water. Several specific nutrients are also involved in strengthening the immune system, such as vitamin A, C, E, B6, folic acid, zinc, selenium, and iron. The balanced diet practices are affected by nutrition knowledge and further underlined the importance of an educational approach to knowledge improvement of its principles to prevent Covid-19 disease. The intervention conducted through an online meeting platform with a pre-post test was applied to measure the level of knowledge. There were 92 participants in this international event, with the knowledge score improvement was 25% higher than the pre-test mean score. The highest rose was in the vegetables daily intake recommendation and the highest vitamin C source. In conclusion, sustainable educational intervention is important to improve the community’s knowledge about a balanced diet that plays a role in Covid-19 disease prevention.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

pengabdianmu

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Economics, Econometrics & Finance Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Public Health Social Sciences

Description

PengabdianMu: Jurnal Ilmiah Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat is a scientific journal managed by Institute for Researches and Community Services Universitas Muhammadiyah Palangkaraya and published twice a year (in March and September) by Institute for Researches and Community Services Universitas ...