Skrining dan Edukasi Anemia pada Lansia di Kelurahan Bulusan Semarang

*Dwi Retnoningrum orcid  -  Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Diponegoro University, Indonesia
Banundari Rachmawati orcid scopus  -  Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia, Indonesia
Nyoman Suci Widyastiti orcid scopus  -  Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia, Indonesia
Meita Hendrianingtyas orcid scopus  -  Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia, Indonesia
Edward Kurnia Setiawan Limijadi orcid scopus  -  Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia, Indonesia
Villa Sekar Cita orcid  -  Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia, Indonesia
Nur Farhanah orcid scopus  -  Division of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Diponegoro, Dr. Kariadi Hospital, Semarang, Indonesia, Indonesia
Fanti Saktini orcid  -  Departement of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Indonesia, Indonesia

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Background: Anemia in the elderly is still prevalent in Indonesia. The prevalence of anemia in the elderly in Indonesia still varies. Objective: Increase public knowledge and understanding of the importance of knowing the presence of anemia. Conduct screening and education on anemia so that it can be recognized early and treatment efforts can be made to improve the health status of elderly.. Method: providing counseling and education about anemia in elderly. Obtain data on increasing knowledge from community service participants and Posyandu cadres. Carry out efforts to screen for anemia with simple laboratory tests. Results: 55 elderly Posyandu participants took part in anemia screening and education activities. It was found that 20% of elderly people had anemia. The average results of the pretest and posttest scores increased after education was provided to activity participants (scores from 65.5 to 93.9). Conclusion: There is a  prevalence of anemia in the elderly. Educational activities increase the knowledge of participants

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Keywords: anemia, screening, education, elderly, counselling
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