The Effect of Health Counseling Using Leaflet Media on The Level of Knowledge about Menstrual Personal Hygiene at Junior High School (JHS) Bustanul Ulum Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Brebes
Keywords:
Adolescent Girls, Knowledge Leaflet, Personal HygieneAbstract
World Health Organization (WHO) data shows that Reproductive Tract Infections (RTIs) are most prevalent among adolescents (35%–42%) and young adults (27%–33%), with high rates of Candidiasis (25–50%), Bacterial Vaginosis (20–40%), and Trichomoniasis (5–15%). Furthermore, 75% of women globally have experienced vaginal discharge. In 2012, among 43.3 million Indonesian girls aged 10–14, poor hygiene behavior was common. Personal hygiene practices are essential for adolescent reproductive health. One way to improve knowledge is through printed media such as leaflets. To analyse the effect of leaflet-based health education on menstrual hygiene knowledge at Junior High School (JHS) Bustanul Ulum Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Brebes. This pre-experimental study used a one-group pre-test–post-test design, with 180 purposively selected respondents from a population of 273 students. The instruments used were leaflets and a menstrual personal hygiene knowledge questionnaire. Data were analysed using the Wilcoxon test with a 95% significance level.There was a significant effect of health education using leaflet media on students’ knowledge about menstrual personal hygiene, with a p-value of 0.001 (<0.05). Health education using leaflet media effectively increases students’ knowledge about menstrual personal hygiene at JHS Bustanul Ulum NU Brebes.
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