Pengaruh Penyuluhan Bahaya Seks Bebas Melalui Media Virtual Reality Terhadap Tingkat Pengetahuan Remaja

Abstract

Adolescence is a period of transition in which there are many changes about physically and psychologically. One of the deviant behavior that can be done by teenagers is free sex behavior. The factor is quite influential on the occurrence of free sex is the lack of knowledge about the dangers of free sex, so to avoid these causal factors it is necessary to provide information. One way that can be used is the implementation of counseling. In the implementation of counseling, adequate media is needed to maximize the delivery of information). One model that can be used by involving several senses such as sight, hearing and touch is Virtual Reality. Virtual Reality (VR) is a form of technology application to create a simulation. This type of research is a quantitative study using a quasi-experimental method with a post-test approach to nonequivalent control group design. The population in this study were students majoring in Nursing DIII Poltekkes Kemenkes Makassar. While the sample is a level I student majoring in Nursing DIII who meets the criteria. Based on the results of the study, it was found that there was an effect of counseling on the dangers of free sex through virtual reality media on the level of knowledge of adolescents as evidenced by the p value of 0.001 which means that there was a significant effect after being given counseling on the dangers of free sex through virtual reality media on the level of knowledge of adolescents.