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Effect of Acupressure at ST 36 & SP 6 Points on Hemoglobin Levels among Adolescent Girls: Preliminary Study
Menstruation is one of signs of puberty in adolescent girls. The process of
menstruation often affects hemoglobin levels in adolescent girls regarding
the incidence of anemia and may also have a negative effect on the growth
and development of adolescent girls. In addition to the iron tablet
supplementation program, several non-pharmacological methods can be
applied as an alternative to increase hemoglobin levels among adolescent
girls with anemia, one of which is acupuncture and acupressure methods.
This was a pre-experimental study with a one group pretest posttest design.
The population involved 25 adolescent girls at Taruna Pembangunan
Intensive High School in Surabaya according to the inclusion criteria. In
furtherstage, the samples were trained how to perform acupressure at Zusanli
(ST36) point and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) point every 2 days for 10 minutes which
was carried out for 2 months from September to November 2021. Data that
had been collected were tested for homogeneity and analyzed by Wilcoxon
test. Before acupressure, almost half of the respondents had Hb levels of 11-
12 mmHg (44%), and 7 respondents had Hb levels of
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