IMPLEMENTATION EDUCATION HEALTH TO LEVEL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT IMPACT USE OF GADGETS ON CHILD AGE SCHOOL AT BERINGIN STATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, NORTH LAMPUNG

Abstract

Health education is an educational activity carried out by spreading messages, instilling confidence so that people are not only aware, know and understand, but also want and can carry out recommendations that are related to health. Elementary school children are those aged between 6 - 12 years or what is usually called the intellectual period. Gadgets have a negative impact on children and teenagers, which can be seen in terms of education, health, social and economic aspects. This scientific paper aims to describe the characteristics of students of school age and to find out the results of the implementation of health education on the level of knowledge about the impact of gadget use on school age children. The writing design used in this Scientific Writing is descriptive using pre-test and post-test questionnaires. The results of the implementation of health education on the level of knowledge about the impact of using gadgets on school-age children at SD Negeri Beringin, North Lampung Regency, Lampung Province show that before implementation the level of knowledge was less with an average value of (3.96%), after the implementation of health education occurred increase (96.4%) in good knowledge with grades (100%). The conclusion of this scientific paper shows that there has been an increase in knowledge by (96.4%). Suggestions: This research can be used as a reference or reference source for further research that raises the same problem by expanding the number of samples, methods used and media that are different from research that has been carried out.