The Influence of Health Education on Female Knowledge about Vulva Hygiene

Abstract

Introduction: Girls in Junior High Schools had not received health education about vulvar hygiene, so it had an impact on reproduction health, including vaginal discharge. The results of the preliminary survey of 6 students, there had been complaints of itching, and smelling in the vulva organ and did not know how to clean it. Purpose: To find out the effect of health education on young women in junior high schools on the knowledge about vulval hygiene. Methods: The study used a quasi-experimental design and applied a one group pretest posttest design. The research was conducted from June to November 2018. The number of samples was 34 students of grades VII and VIII of Junior High School in East Tanjab Regency, Jambi, Indonesia. This study used proportional random sampling technique. Results: The average knowledge of students in the first measurement was 22.18 with an SD of 2,959, and the average knowledge of students in the second measurement was 29.71 with an SD of 2,612. Bivariate analysis showed that there was a significant effect between health education on knowledge of young girls about Vulva hygiene with p-value = 0.000. Conclusion: From the analysis mentioned above, it can be concluded that there was a significant influence between health education on female students’ knowledge about vulva hygiene. Abstrak:   Pendahuluan: Anak perempuan di SMP belum mendapatkan pendidikan kesehatan tentang vulva hygiene sehingga berdampak pada kesehatan reproduksi termasuk keputihan. Hasil survey pendahuluan 6 orang siswi pernah mengalami keluhan gatal, dan berbau pada organ vulva dan tidak mengetahui cara membersihkannya. Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan pada remaja putri SMP terhadap pengetahuan tentang vulva hygiene. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan desain quasi-experimental dan menerapkan one group pretest posttest design. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada bulan Juni hingga November 2018. Jumlah sampel adalah 34 siswa kelas VII dan VIII SMP Negeri di Kabupaten Tanjab Timur, Jambi, Indonesia. Penelitian ini menggunakan teknik proporsional random sampling. Hasil: Rata-rata pengetahuan siswa pada pengukuran pertama sebesar 22,18 dengan SD sebesar 2.959, dan rata-rata pengetahuan siswa pada pengukuran kedua sebesar 29,71 dengan SD sebesar 2.612. Analisis bivariat menunjukkan bahwa ada pengaruh yang signifikan antara pendidikan kesehatan terhadap pengetahuan remaja putri tentang vulva hygiene dengan p-value = 0,000. Kesimpulan: Dari hasil analisis di atas dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan antara pendidikan kesehatan terhadap pengetahuan siswi tentang vulva hygiene.