Parental Support and Practises of Personal Hygiene Reproductive Organs for Girls Student Ummul Quro

Abstract

Personal hygiene of reproductive organs is an important effort to prevent reproductive organ infections that can affect reproductive health. The study was conducted to determine the support of parents in providing information on reproductive organ health and practices personal hygiene of reproductive organs of female students at Ummul Quro High School. The results of the study are expected to be a source of information in planning integrated activities to encourage female students to make optimal reproductive health efforts. The research design used was descriptive, the samples were female students of Ummul Quro Salopa Tasikmalaya high school students who were selected using a purposive sampling technique. The variables studied included the practice of supporting parents in providing information on reproductive health and practices the personal hygiene of reproductive organs. Data collection using a questionnaire with closed questions, and then the data were analyzed by univariate analysis using a frequency distribution. The results showed that only a few parents (especially fathers) provided information on the health of reproductive organs. Practices Personal hygiene of female reproductive organs of female students at Ummul Quro Senior High School is in the poor category. Thus, female students must be constantly reminded to do good personal hygiene of reproductive organs and parents need to provide reproductive organ health information early on.