Female adolescent anemia is a health problem in Indonesia. Iron has not been able to reduce anemia. One of the causes is because people are not obedient in consuming Fe tablets. Sesame seeds are a plant-based source of iron which has no side effects and is a potential iron supplement in treating anemia. The research design was a pretest-post test quasy experiment with a control group design with a purposive sampling technique. The sample consisted of 42 people who were divided into 2. Data analysis used independent test, paired test, Mann Whitney test and Wilcoxon sign rank test. The combination of 91 mg sesame meal with Fe tablet was proven to increase hemoglobin levels p value = 0.013 <0.05. Sesame seeds contain various important nutrients, namely iron, folate, flavonoids, copper and other nutrients that play a role in increasing hemoglobin levels so that they can overcome anemia.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.