The Effect of Animation-Based Educational Media on Increasing Health Cadres’ Knowledge of Anemia in Pregnant Women

Abstract

Introduction: Anemia in pregnant women is a serious public health problem that increases the risk of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Prevention requires the active role of community health cadres; however, limited knowledge and skills remain major challenges. In the Bandarharjo Primary Health Care area, most
volunteers are aged 46–55 years, have long service periods, and are predominantly unemployed, indicating that conventional education methods may be less effective. Animated video media that combine visual and audio elements are considered more communicative and easier to understand. This study evaluated the effectiveness of an animated video in improving health cadres’ knowledge of anemia in pregnant women.
Methods: This quantitative pre-experimental study used a one-group pretest–posttest design involving 49 active health volunteers selected through total sampling. The intervention consisted of an animated video developed using Canva with a duration of 4 minutes and 41 seconds. Data were analyzed using univariate analysis and
the Wilcoxon test.
Results: The mean knowledge score increased significantly from 56.87 ± 13.008 to 78.30 ± 15.680 (p less than 0.05).
Conclusion: Animated video media are effective in improving health volunteers’ knowledge of anemia in pregnant women.