<![CDATA[Adolescent girls are vulnerable to anemia because nutritional requirements increase during growth and blood loss occurs during menstruation. This study aimed to analyze the relationships between nutritional status, menstrual history, consumption of iron-rich foods, consumption of protein-rich foods, and hemoglobin levels among female students at SMAN 3 Cikarang Utara. This quantitative study used an analytic observational design with a cross-sectional approach involving 71 female students selected by purposive sampling. Nutritional status was assessed using BMI-for-age, menstrual history using a questionnaire, food consumption using a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), and hemoglobin levels using a digital Hb meter. Data were analyzed using the Chi-Square test at a 5% significance level. Most respondents were 17 years old (60.6%), had normal nutritional status (66.2%), and had normal hemoglobin levels (87.3%). Good consumption of iron-rich foods and protein-rich foods was found in 71.8% of respondents, while 57.7% had an abnormal menstrual history. No significant relationships were found between nutritional status and hemoglobin (p=0.975), menstrual history and hemoglobin (p=0.193), iron-rich food consumption and hemoglobin (p=0.245), or protein-rich food consumption and hemoglobin (p=0.312).]]>
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