Pendidikan gizi pada anak anemia di sekolah dasar diberikan dengan harapan pengetahuan gizi dan pola makan anak akan berubah sehingga asupan makan terutama asupan besi dan kadar hemoglobin anak akan meningkat. Masalah penelitian adalah bagaimanakah efek pendidikan gizi terhadap perubahan pengetahuan gizi. Penelitian ini bertujuan mempelajari efek pendidikan gizi terhadap perubahan pengetahuan gizi anak sekolah dasar yang anemia. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian quasy experiment dengan rancangan pretest post-test control group. Penelitian dilakukan terhadap 36 sampel. Pendidikan gizi secara komprehensif dengan alat bantu booklet pada anak, orang tua, dan guru kelas. Pendidikan gizi pada anak diberikan dua minggu sekali, sedangkan pada guru kelas dan orang tua diberikan empat minggu sekali dalam 12 minggu. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pengetahuan gizi pada sampel mengalami peningkatan (17,44 point). Secara statistik ada perbedaan bermakna pengetahuan gizi anak SD yang anemia sebelum dan sesudah intervensi (p=0,0001). Simpulan penelitian adalah pendidikan gizi efektif dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan gizi.Nutrition education for anemia children in primary schools was given in the hope that their nutrition knowledge and dietary intake will change, so iron intake and hemoglobin levels of children will increase. The research problem was how the effects of nutrition education on nutrition knowledge change. This purpose was to know the effects of nutrition education on nutrition knowledge change of elementary school anemic children. This research was quasy experiment with a pretest posttest control group. The study was conducted on 36 samples. Nutrition education in a comprehensive booklet aids in children, parents, and teachers. Nutrition education in children given once every two weeks, while the classroom teachers and parents were given every four weeks in 12 weeks. The results showed knowledge of nutrition in the sample increased (17.44 points). There was significant differences in nutrition knowledge of elementary school anemic children before and after intervention (p=0.0001). Conclusion, nutritional education was effective to improving nutrition knowledge.
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