The effect of adolescent reproductive health education on premarital sexual behavior

<div align="center">Adolescent girls can experience puberty and menstruation in their school environment, especially when they decide to study in a boarding school for girls. The study aimed to describe the adolescent perception of informational and instrumental support related to menstruation. The descriptive study was conducted at a single institution-boarding school for girls in East Java, Indonesia. There were 236 students in junior high school were asked to fill out a questionnaire. Absenteeism due to menstruation was experienced by 35 students with 1-2 days of absence. In terms of informational support, more than 50% of students received information related to menstruation from their teachers. The school did not provide materials on menstrual hygiene on the toilet walls. In terms of instrumental support, most adolescents reported that clean water was available but soap for washing hands was not always available. Closed trash cans and access to a sanitary pad are available. According to most of the adolescents, the latrines in their school were easy to clean, but there were still around 10% who stated that the latrines were difficult to clean. Schools need to evaluate and improve support for students who are menstruating at school. Teachers' knowledge of reproductive health is a major concern.</div>

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Informational and instrumental support related to menstruation: adolescents’ perspective

Kurniawati

Rahmawati

Safitri

et al. 2022

“…Univariate data shows that adolescent females who have received information regarding the ideal age for marriage, sexuality, smoking, minimum alcohol, drugs, HIV/AIDs and contraception are below 50%. Information exposure will have an important effect on adolescent knowledge [21]. Knowledge is one of the riding elements in behavior change [21].…”

Section: Analysis Of Reproductive Health Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Information exposure will have an important effect on adolescent knowledge [21]. Knowledge is one of the riding elements in behavior change [21]. Some research has proven that adolescents with a proper understanding of reproductive health will enjoy the offerings to be had [22].…”

Section: Analysis Of Reproductive Health Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

Perceived susceptibility, barriers, and cues to action as determinant factors of reproductive health behavior

Setyaningsih

Yudianti

Mansur

2022

Adolescents are confronted with many reproductive health problems because of unstable conduct. This research aimed to investigate reproductive health behavior in female teens through the usage of a health belief model. This cross-sectional study was conducted in September, 2020 at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Malang, Indonesia. Data have been collected by questionnaires from 152 female high school students who were selected by simple random sampling. Data were analyzed using logistic regression. The study found that there are relationships among perceived susceptibility, perceived barriers, and cues to action with p<0.001, perceived severity (p 0.012), perceived benefits (p 0.001), and self-efficacy (p 0.008). The goodness of fit test showed that the data fit with the logistic regression model (p 0.917) and 79.7% of reproductive health behavior is associated with these six variables. Perceived susceptibility, barriers, and cues to action as a determinant aspect of reproductive health behavior. Adolescents should have the understanding and motivation to act in a healthy way associated with their reproductive health.

“…Besides, adolescents improve their knowledge by exploring relevant and credible sources. It is involving various parties such as schools, parents, and environment [23].…”

Section: The Difference Of Knowledge and Macronutrient Intake Before ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

The effect of nutrition education on balanced-nutrition knowledge and macronutrient intake among adolescent

Mardiana

Yulianto

2022

Counseling on balanced nutrition is unknown among the wider community, especially school students. Therefore, it is necessary to socialize the delivery of messages and principles regarding balanced nutrition. The study analyzed comics and booklets on increasing knowledge level of nutrition and macronutrient intake in adolescents. The study employed a quasi-experimental design, which pre-test and post-test intervention compared to control. The sample of this study was junior high school students selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The respondent in this study was 150 students of junior high school in Palembang, Indonesia. Paired t-test and ANOVA test as well as regression correlation were used as statistical analysis. The results showed differences in knowledge of the balanced nutrition and macronutrient intake after comic intervention compared to booklets and no intervention. <br /><br />