Empowerment of Santri in Preventing Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) through Education on Immune System Resilience and Herbal Processing

Authors

  • Bambang Edi Suwito Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Handayani Handayani Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Titin Sholihah Agustina Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Tirta Akbar Putra Setiawan Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Elqisha Avatry Maula Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Raditya Ahmad Aviciena Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Ahmad Istan Andriansyah Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Farhan Zidany Firdaus Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Aslin Nuroniyah Azzahra Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Atha Zaky Imansyah Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Jella Berliyani Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Rosda Rodhiyana Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47679/ib.20261403

Keywords:

Community Service, Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI), Santri Empowerment, Health Education, Herbal Plants

Abstract

comprehensive education on ARI prevention. The program involved 20 female santri and was implemented through a series of activities, including counseling, practical training in herbal processing, and the initiation of a Family Medicinal Plant (TOGA) garden. Evaluation results show a significant increase in knowledge, proven by an average post-test score increase of 6.5% and a shift in knowledge classification to the "Good" category (from 75% to 95%). Furthermore, the program successfully formed a group of santri cadres responsible for managing the TOGA garden, establishing a model for sustainability. Overall, this program not only successfully increased the individual capacity of the santri but also created a sustainable, community-based support system, which can serve as an important foundation for health improvement in the pesantren environment

Author Biographies

Bambang Edi Suwito, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya

Faculty of Medicine

Handayani Handayani, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya

Faculty of Medicine

Titin Sholihah Agustina, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya

Faculty of Medicine

Tirta Akbar Putra Setiawan, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya

Faculty of Medicine

Elqisha Avatry Maula, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya

Faculty of Medicine

Raditya Ahmad Aviciena, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya

Faculty of Medicine

Ahmad Istan Andriansyah, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya

Faculty of Medicine

Farhan Zidany Firdaus, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya

Faculty of Medicine

Aslin Nuroniyah Azzahra, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya

Faculty of Medicine

Atha Zaky Imansyah, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya

Faculty of Medicine

Jella Berliyani, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya

Faculty of Medicine

Rosda Rodhiyana, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya

Research and Community Service Unit, Faculty of Medicine

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Published

2025-12-17

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Suwito, B. E., Handayani, H., Agustina, T. S., Setiawan, T. A. P., Maula, E. A., Aviciena, R. A., … Rodhiyana, R. (2025). Empowerment of Santri in Preventing Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) through Education on Immune System Resilience and Herbal Processing. Indonesia Berdaya, 7(1), 341–348. https://doi.org/10.47679/ib.20261403

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