Education of Food Based Dietary Guidelines on Female Teenagers in Bogor Rural Area: Peer to Peer Education Mode

Background/Aims: The development of an effective nutritional education model was very important because there has been orientation change from the knowledge improvement to behavioral aspects improvement. The objective of this study was to improve the knowledge and awareness of balance nutrition for female teenagers by using the "Education Food Base Dietary Guidelines Campaign for Teenagers and Young Adults. Methods: This study used the quasi-experimental method with pre-post-test design and no control group. This study was conducted in junior and senior high school (public school) in Ciampea, Bogor. This selected location represented rural areas. The inclusion criteria for the subjects of this study were female teenagers aged 13–18 years, able to communicate well, and were willing to take part in activities until finished. Subjects were selected using purposive sampling method. The nutrition education activities were carried out with the peer to peer education model. Peer educator was taken from each class with criteria: girls aged 13–18 years, have influence or active in youth organizations, able to communicate well, and willing to take part in activities until finished. The form of intervention activities carried out in this study included: educator workshops, mentoring nutrition educators, nutrition education through competitions (creative posters of teen nutrition education, creative videos of teen nutrition education, and creative videos of nutritional activity in adolescents).