EMPOWERING ADOLESCENTS IN PREVENTING THE RISK OF DIABETES MELLITUS

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is an increasing global health problem, including among adolescents. This study aims to identify adolescent empowerment in health promotion of diabetes mellitus prevention at SMK NUSA Poncokusumo, Malang Regency. The design of this study used Quasi Experiment with two group pretest-posttest with control group design. The data collection instrument used a questionnaire sheet and an observation sheet. Data analysis used the Mann-Whitney test with a significance level of 5 percent to show significant results. The results of the Mann-Whitney test comparing the treatment group and the control group obtained a significance value of 0.000 (p <0.05) indicating a significant difference in the level of knowledge after being given treatment. Thus, the treatment given to the treatment group proved effective in increasing students' knowledge levels. While the results of the Mann-Whitney test comparing the treatment group and the control group obtained a significance value of 0.000 (p <0.05) indicating a significant difference in skills after being given treatment. Thus, the treatment given to the treatment group proved effective in improving students' skills. Youth Empowerment can improve knowledge and skills in Health Promotion and Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus Risk for Students at SMK NUSA Poncokusumo, Malang Regency.