ONLINE TRAINING ON OBESITY PREVENTION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FOR STUDENTS OF SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 4 AND 36 DKI JAKARTA PROVINCE

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Obesity in children is one of the public health problems at the world level that is worrying because the trend of increasing prevalence continues to increase. Obese children are more likely to be obese in adulthood. The method used in this community service is divided into two methods, the first is training on the identification of obesity risk behavior in adolescents, the second is training on prevention of obesity risk behavior in adolescents. This intervention aims to evaluate whether online training for the prevention of COVID-19 can increase the average knowledge score of respondents and whether this method is well accepted. The results of the intervention showed an increase in the mean value of participants' knowledge. In the pre-test the average was 6,69, while the average in the post-test rose to 7,93. This online training on COVID-19 prevention was also well received by the participants and also the Principal. To prevent the increased risk of obesity in junior high school students, schools need to collaborate with other institutions in order to carry out online training.

Keywords : COVID-19 prevention, adolescence, junio high school Muhammadiyah