Combinations of Fe tablets and dragon fruit and combinations of Fe tablets and date straw on increasing hemoglobin levels in adolescent women with anemia

Abstract Anemia is a health problem related to the extensive presence of variety noncommunicable diseases in developing countries. Indeed, prevalence anemia Indonesia women childbearing age (aged 15-49 years) 2019 was around 29.9%; West Kalimantan 2018, it 23.8%. The rate young can be overcome by increasing hemoglobin levels. One approach enhance consumption dragon fruit or date palm juice which increase This research aims determine effectiveness giving combination Fe tablets and with on levels anemic adolescent girls. design this study True Experiment pre-test post-test control groups. Research respondents were girls, total 32 people, 16 each group. With regard before after administration fruit, based paired t-test, mean difference 4.32 g/dl, P-Value = 0.000. Thus, there intervention In group juice, 3.062 g/dl. 0.001 (P<0.05). Hence, enhancing Applying an independent t-test two interventions revealed P-value 0.054, meaning that no significant between