MENINGKATKAN PEMAHAMAN KESEHATAN REPRODUKSI REMAJA USIA 13-20 TAHUN DENGAN METODE STAD

Abstract

Adolescents' understanding of sexual behavior is still a concern, so there is a risk of unhealthy intercourse such as premarital active sex that continues with the occurrence of teen pregnancy and increased transmission of sexually transmitted diseases. This study aims to determine whether or not there is influence STAD method to the comprehension of reproductive health. The design used is preeksperimental design approach to one group pretest-posttest design. The study population were 32 people and a sample taken by disproportionate stratified random sampling of 30 people. The instrument use a questionnaire comprehension of reproductive health and a check list of guidelines for the implementation of STAD method. The data about comprehension was passed normality test with the Shapiro-Wilk test before treatment was obtained p = 0.657 and p = 0.085 after treatment. The result is p <0.05 and t-value is greater than t-table (8.921> 2.045) in df-1 and α = 0.05, it can be taken a decision to reject Ho and accept Ha. This means that there is influence STAD method to the comprgenesion of reproductive health in adolescents aged 13-20 years in RW 05 , Dusun Lo'andeng, Kalisongo Village, District Dau. Reproductive health education by health workers is expected to provide innovation in health education by applying effective methods so that subjects learn to achieve optimal understanding. Keywords: Comprehension, Reproductive Health, Youth, STAD