NUTRITIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT TO PREVENT NUTRITIONAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROBLEMS FOR WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE (WUS) AT THE EXECUTIVE TAHFIZH CENTER YOGYAKARTA

Abstract

Background: Energy and nutritional needs are influenced by reproductive age, activity level, and
nutritional status. (Marmi, 2013) Executive Tahfizh Center (ETC) Yogyakarta is an educational institution
for quarantine memorizing the Koran and all of its participants live in one place. The subject of this
community service is all female students (19 people) aged 15-36 years. This nutritional status
assessment is important, considering the high productivity of students in implementing this quarantine
program and to prevent nutritional and reproductive health problems for Women of Reproductive Age
(WUS). Methods of implementation: Nutrition counseling on reproductive health, anthropometric
examinations in the form of measuring body weight (BB) and height (TB) to obtain a measure of
nutritional status according to Body Mass Index (BMI), as well as age observation and measurement of
upper arm circumference (LILA) to obtain measure of nutritional status according to LILA. Results and
discussion: The results of measuring nutritional status according to the BMI classification were 16
normal people, 2 people who were severely obese, and 1 person who was mildly thin. Nutritional status
according to LILA classification, 15 people with good nutrition, 2 people with obesity, 1 person with
overweight, and 1 person with severe nutrition. Conclusion: Community service activities through
counseling and nutritional status assessment can increase knowledge and provide an overview of
students' nutritional status. Counseling and evaluating nutritional status needs to be carried out regularly
to prevent nutritional and reproductive health problems, so as to support student productivity during
quarantine.