Evaluasi Kognitif Santri Tentang Gizi Seimbang Di Masa Pandemi Covid-19 Melalui Edukasi

Abstract

Abstract
Balanced nutrition during the Covid-19 pandemic is very important for the lifestyle of students because by consuming balanced nutrition, students can maintain health so that the virus does not easily enter the body and thus can break the chain of spreading the corona virus. Education on nutrition issues during the COVID-19 pandemic aims to provide knowledge and vigilance to students so that they pay more attention to their health, especially endurance. This community service activity was held at the Zayyinul Huda Islamic Boarding School, Kalierang Village with a total of 75 students. The activity was in the form of educational presentation of material related to balanced nutrition during the Covid-19 pandemic as well as providing a Guidebook for Balanced Nutrition for Santri during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The material presented explained the importance of implementing balanced nutrition and a healthy lifestyle to maintain body resistance during the pandemic. The results of the cognitive evaluation showed that there was an increase in students' knowledge of the understanding of balanced nutrition during the Covid-19 pandemic after education was carried out, namely an increase in the average score of 18.2 from an average pre-test score of 57.5 to a post-test of 75.7.
Keywords: Covid-19; cognitive evaluation; balanced nutrition; education

Abstrak
Gizi seimbang pada masa pandemi Covid-19 sangat penting bagi pola hidup santri karena dengan mengkonsumsi gizi seimbang maka santri dapat menjaga kesehatan sehingga virus tidak mudah masuk kedalam tubuh dan dengan itu dapat memutuskan rantai penyebaran virus corona. Edukasi masalah nutrisi selama pandemi COVID-19 ini bertujuan untuk memberikan pengetahuan dan kewaspadaan terhadap santri sehingga lebih memperhatikan kesehatannya terutama daya tahan tubuh. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini diadakan di Pondok Pesantren Zayyinul Huda Desa Kalierang dengan jumlah peserta sebanyak 75 santri. Kegiatan berupa edukasi pemaparan materi terkait Gizi seimbang di masa pandemi Covid-19 sekaligus memberikan Buku Panduan Gizi Seimbang Pada Santri di Masa Pandemi Covid-19. Materi yang disampaikan menjelaskan pentingnya menerapkan gizi seimbang dan gaya hidup sehat untuk menjaga daya tahan tubuh selama pandemi. Hasil evaluasi kognitif didapatkan ada peningkatan pengetahuan santri terhadap pemahaman gizi seimbang di masa pandemik Covid-19 setelah dilakukan edukasi yaitu peningkatan skor rata-rata 18,2 dari skor rata-rata pre test 57,5 menjadi post test sebesar 75,7.