The Effectiveness Of Health Education Using Pocketbooks And Animation Video In Increasing Adolescents' Knowledge About Thalassemia

Abstract

Thalassemia is a hereditary blood disorder. The main principle for preventing thalassemia is to avoid marriage between individuals who have thalassemia. Adolescence is the stage of life closest to marriage. One way to increase knowledge is through health education, where pocketbooks and animation videos are examples of media that can be using for health education. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of health education using pocketbooks and animation videos in improving knowledge about thalassemia among adolescents. A quasi-experimental design with a pretest and posttest design and a control group was employed in this study, consisting of 29 respondents in each group. Normality was tested using Skewness Test. Statistical analysis was conducted using paired sample T-test and independent sample T-test. The results of this study showed a significant difference in knowledge levels between the pretest and posttest in both groups, with a p-value of 0.000 < 0.05. The independent sample T-test yielded a p-value of 0.043 < 0.05, indicating a significant difference in effectiveness between the intervention group that received pocketbooks and animation videos and the control group that only received pocketbooks. Health education using pocketbooks and animation videos is effective for improving adolescents' knowledge about thalassemia