Background: Currently anemia is still a health problem. One of the causes of anemia is bleeding that occurs during menstruation. Menstrual disorders can be influenced by body weight, frequency of exercise, physical activity, diet, environmental exposure. Women with long menstrual periods cause more blood to flow, which can lead to anemia.Objectives: This study aims to determine the relationship between menstrual cycles, menstrual length, menstrual frequency, and physical activity with the incidence of anemia in adolescent girls in Islamic boarding schools.Methods: This study used an observational analytic method with a case-control approach. The calculation of the formula used hypothesis test for an odds ratio, obtained a total sample of 84 people. The sampling technique was quota sampling who met the inclusion criteria.Univariate analysis was analyzed using descriptive statistical tests. Bivariate analysis was analyzed using Chi Square and Fisher Exact Test that  was carried out to determine the relationship between each independent variable and the dependent variable. The research instrument for variable menstrual cycle, menstrual length, and frequency of menstruation used questionnaires that used adolescents as respondents, while for variables of physical activity using an international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ). Blood collection to determine anemia levels using a hemocue tool (easy touch).ResultsThe results showed the factors associated with anemia were menstrual cycle (p = 0.024; OR = 5.45), menstrual length(p = 0.026; OR = 8.2), and frequency of menstruation (p = 0.026; OR = 2.16), while the unrelated factor was physical activity.Conclusion: Menstrual cycle, menstrual length, and frequency of menstruation is a factor affecting anemia, while physical activity is not a factor affecting anemia.

Background: Anemia occurs due to the body's loss of red blood cells and decreased iron absorption. Globally, it is known that the prevalence of anemia is 1.62 billion, with the majority of anemia sufferers being a group of women who are not pregnant, as many as 468.4 million people. In addition, the highest prevalence of anemia in the group of school-age girls is 47.4%, while in men, only 12.7%. Objective: This study aims to determine the correlation between macronutrients and nutritional status with the anemia accident in adolescents at Islamic Boarding schools. Methods: This study used a case-control design with matching criteria aged 15-19 years, not menstruating, not fasting. Sampling with quota sampling of late adolescents with a population of 15-19 years 1,359 people, anemic case sample of 46 people and control without anemia 46 people, intake questionnaire using the SQ-FFQ, statistical test with Chi-Square. Results: There was a significant relationship between macronutrient intake [energy p=0.048; protein p=0.036;] and nutritional status [p=0.024;] with anemia incidence. Less energy intake has a risk of 3.3 times anemia, lack of protein intake has a risk of 3.98 times, and malnutrition has a risk of anemia of 5.35 times. Conclusions: There was a significant correlation between energy, protein intake, and nutritional status with anemia incidents. Nutritional status has the strongest association with anemia.

Antioxidant are nutritional and non-nutritional substances within in food preventing or slowering oxidative damage in the body. Antioxidant can be obtained by consuming healthy foods, fruits, and vegetables. Watermelon’s albedo and honey are both containing antioxidant which have the opportunity to be developed into products such as ice cream. This study aimed to determine the antioxidant activity, physical quality, and sensory properties of watermelon albedo ice cream with the addition of honey. This research was conducted experimentally by a completely randomized design (CRD), with four treatment levels. The ratio of watermelon albedo and honey were 30%:0%, 30%:10%, 20%:20%, and 10%:30%. Analysis carried out were antioxidant activity, physical quality (overrun, melting speed, and total solids), and sensory properties (color, aroma, taste, and texture). There was no significant difference in antioxidant activity of all ice cream samples (F0, F1, F2 and F3). The physical quality analysis resulted there were significant differences in melting speed and total solids parameters. The organoleptic quality test resulted that panelist preferred ice cream without the addition of watermelon albedo and honey.

Background. Anemia is one of the common health problems globally, where a condition of red blood cells is inadequate to meet the physiological needs caused by iron deficiency. The short term impact of anemia on adolescents can cause growth disorders, while the long term impact on pregnant women can cause pregnancy and childbirth complications. Date fruit is one of the fruits that containing iron (Fe), vitamin C, vitamin B complex, and folic acid that can help form red blood cells. Consuming the date fruits may improve formation of red blood cells and prevent anemia. Objective. To determine the effect of the intervention of date fruits in increasing hemoglobin levels among female adolescents at Islamic boarding school. Method. This research was performed using a pre-experimental study with one group pretest and posttest design. The sampling method in this research used purposive sampling with samples of 30 female adolescent students aged 15–18 years old at Modern Islamic Boarding School (Pondok Modern Gontor Putri 2), Ngawi, East Java, Indonesia. The inclusion criteria was adolescent suffering from anemia (age 15 until 18 years, Hb <12 g/dL, not menstruation during intervention). The intervention was carried out for seven days by giving seven date fruits (50 g) per day. Hemoglobin levels had recorded before and after intervention. The data were analyzed using paired t-test. Results. The median hemoglobin (Hb) level before giving date fruits was 10.8 g/dL and the median Hb level after giving date fruits was 11.9 g/dL. There were differences in Hb levels before and after giving date fruit in the treatment group (p=0.001). Conclusion. The intervention of consuming seven date fruits (50 g) for seven days effectively increased hemoglobin level.

Latar belakang: sekitar 50% kasus anemia karena kekurangan zat besi, negara Asia Tenggara berada di posisi tertinggi ke-2 untuk anemia dibandingkan dengan negara lain. Gejala anemia adalah risiko yang lebih besar pada wanita karena kondisi alami seperti menstruasi, kehamilan, dan kelahiran serta mengkonsumsi makanan. Prevalensi anemia di Indonesia adalah 21,7% dengan proporsi sebesar 20,6% di daerah perkotaan dan 22,8% di daerah pedesaan. Tujuan: tujuan dari studi ini adalah untuk menentukan efektivitas memberikan jus beetroot untuk meningkatkan tingkat hemoglobin dalam darah wanita Remaja di sekolah asrama Islam. Metode: penelitian ini dilakukan menggunakan metode pra-eksperimental dengan satu kelompok yang pretest desain pasca-tes. Asupan 60 g beetroot dikonsumsi dalam bentuk 200 ml / hari jus beetroot selama 7 hari. Hasil: ada perbedaan tingkat hemoglobin yang signifikan sebelum dan setelah memberikan jus beetroot pada wanita Remaja di sekolah asrama Islam (p=0.001). Kesimpulan: Jus beetroot memiliki efek dari meningkatnya tingkat hemoglobin di Remaja wanita.