TILAPIA AND CATFISH PURULUK MEDIA TO INCREASE HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS IN CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND WOMEN IN REPRODUCTIVE AGE

Abstract

Abstract. The World Health Organization (WHO) statistics in 2021 shows that the prevalence of
anemia in women of reproductive age (15-49) in the world in 2019 was around 29.9%. The results of
the 2018 RISKESDAS report by Balitbangkes in Indonesia, the prevalence of anemia in adolescent
girls is around 27.2% in the 15-24 year age group. The development of the use of tilapia and catfish
product forms into flour is one form of effort to increase the variety of types of food sources of high
protein. The development of food variations from flour can be used both for preventing anemia,
improving the nutritional status of adolescents, women in reproductive age, as well as being used as
complementary foods and snacks for toddlers. Aim : To identify the effect of Tilapia and Catfish flour
in ‘Puruluk’ media towards Children, adolescent girls and women’s Hemoglobin. Method: The type
of research is a 2 group pre-post test experiment. The research used a cross over design. The subjects
of this research were 90 people consisting of 30 teenagers, 30 adult women and 30 children in the
Bungursari District area. Result: There was a significant difference between the Hb levels of children,
teenagers and adult women who were given Tilapia Fish Puruluk compared to those who were given
Catfish Puruluk. Giving catfish puruluk can increase Hb levels higher than tilapia puruluk in children,
teenagers and adult women. There needs to be compliance in consuming “puruluk”, especially among
children, involving parents and school teachers
Keywords: Tilapia, Catfish, Puruluk, Anemia