GAMBARAN STATUS GIZI REMAJA PUTRI BERDASARKAN HEMOGLOBIN, LINGKAR LENGAN ATAS DAN INDEKS MASSA TUBUH

Abstract

Intoduction: Nutritional fulfillment is an effort to balancing the growth and development of teenage girls which can be assessed through indicators of hemoglobin levels, upper arm circumference and body mass index (BMI). This study aimed to describe the nutritional status of teenage girls based on hemoglobin, upper arm circumference and body mass index in SMK Negeri 2 Tabanan. Methods: The method used was quantitative descriptive study. A total of 194 teenage girls were selected using the total sampling technique. Result: The results showed that the nutritional status of adolescent girls based on hemoglobin levels was mostly in not experiencing anemia category (88,1%) and weren’t in menstrual period (90,7%), based on upper arm circumference showed that most of the respondents did not experience chronic lack of energy (70.6%) and the BMI showed that most respondents was in the normal category (60.8%). Menstrual periods and food consumption patterns are considered to be closely related to Hb levels, LILA and BMI values. Teenage girls at SMK Negeri 2 Tabanan have a good nutritional status Suggestion: Regular and continuous check-ups need to be carried out to control the health condition of teenage girls to prevent problems or disturbances in their health and nutritional status.