Pengaruh Edukasi tentang Vaginal Hygiene terhadap Tingkat Pengetahuan Remaja Putri pada Saat Menstruasi

Abstrak

Cleanliness of the reproductive organs during menstruation is very important, because if this is not done an infection can arise in the area. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of education about vaginal hygiene to increase knowledge of female adolescents about vaginal hygiene during menstruation. Cross-sectional was used as the design of this study. Respondents involved in this study were 30 female adolescents who were selected by simple random sampling technique. Data was collected by filling out a questionnaire, then analyzed using the marginal homogeneity test. The p value of the statistical analysis was 0.000, meaning that there was a difference in the level of knowledge between before and after education. It was concluded that education about vaginal hygiene was effective in increasing young female adolescents's knowledge about vaginal hygiene during menstruation.