The Influence Of E-Booklet Media On Obesity Management On Knowledge And Attitudes In Obesite Teenagers

Abstract

There are three burdens of nutritional problems currently being faced, namely stunting, wasting, and obesity. In 2023, Tasikmalaya Regency recorded 671 cases of obesity in children and adolescents in health screening. The findings of obesity cases were dominated by adolescents at the SMA/MA/SMK levels of 225 cases, Leuwisari District was the area with the highest case findings in Tasikmalaya Regency. The two schools with the highest total case findings amounted to 42 cases. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of e-booklet media on obesity management on the knowledge and attitudes of obese adolescents at Singaparna Vocational School and Daaruddawah Vocational School. The research method used was the quantitative Preexperimental method with a one group pretest posttest design with a hypothesis test using the Wilcoxon test on the knowledge variable and the paired samples t-test on the attitude variable. The sample in this study was 42 obese adolescents. The sampling technique used in the study was total sampling. The results of the study found that there was an increase in knowledge (6.21 points) and attitudes (1.91 points) about obesity management in obese adolescents, so it can be concluded that there is an influence of e-booklet media about obesity management on knowledge (p = 0.000) and attitudes (p = 0.011) of obese adolescents. The suggestion of this study is that the e-booklet that has been designed can be used as a health promotion media material about obesity management.