Empowerment of Santri in Preventing Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) through Education on Immune System Resilience and Herbal Processing

Suwito, Bambang Edi
Handayani, Handayani
Agustina, Titin Sholihah
Setiawan, Tirta Akbar Putra
Maula, Elqisha Avatry
Aviciena, Raditya Ahmad
Andriansyah, Ahmad Istan
Firdaus, Farhan Zidany
Azzahra, Aslin Nuroniyah
Imansyah, Atha Zaky
Berliyani, Jella
Rodhiyana, Rosda

Indonesia Berdaya
Vol 7, No 1 (2026)

comprehensive education on ARI prevention. The program involved 20 female santri and was implemented through a series of activities, including counseling, practical training in herbal processing, and the initiation of a Family Medicinal Plant (TOGA) garden. Evaluation results show a significant increase in knowledge, proven by an average post-test score increase of 6.5% and a shift in knowledge classification to the "Good" category (from 75% to 95%). Furthermore, the program successfully formed a group of santri cadres responsible for managing the TOGA garden, establishing a model for sustainability. Overall, this program not only successfully increased the individual capacity of the santri but also created a sustainable, community-based support system, which can serve as an important foundation for health improvement in the pesantren environment