Doktin Medika
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): Pebruary 2022

Nutrition Education As An Effort To Increase Immunity During The Covid-19 Pandemic

Diah Hermayanti (Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang)
Alifia Salsabila Teka (Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang)



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Publish Date
30 Aug 2022

Abstract

Background:The Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia is starting to increase again with the emergence of the omicron variant SARS-Cov2. Efforts are needed to increase immunity, one of which is by providing nutrition education to the community. Purpose: Increase nutrition knowledge to improve immunity.Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study amongAisyiyahmembers of the Bumiayu branch. Education about nutritional knowledge is given, and pre-test and post-test are also performed using a questionnaire.The total score was analyzed using paired t-test. Results: The mean value of nutritional knowledge was initially 67.37 and increased to 78.95 after receiving education. The change in knowledge was statistically significant (p = 0.002). Conclusion: The education provided has been shown to positively impact nutritional knowledge and increase immunity.

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DokTIn MEDIKA is a peer-reviewed and open-access journal published by the Community Services Division of Medical Faculty Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang. The purpose of this journal is to publicize community services reports on medical and health and promote medical science implementation in the ...