WOMB Midwifery Journal
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2023): Juni 2023

GAMBARAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN REMAJA PUTRI TENTANG PERSONAL HYGIENE DAN KEJADIAN KEPUTIHAN

Mytha Febriany Pondaang (STIKES Griya Husada Surabaya)
Januar Dwi Christy (STIKES Griya Husada Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2023

Abstract

Vaginal discharge is fluid or secretions that come out of the vagina. Vaginal discharge can be physiological or normal, or pathological as a sign of a disease. According to Prabawati (2019) in Indonesia, 90% of women have experienced vaginal discharge, and most of them are experienced by adolescent girls. Therefore, this study aims to describe the level of personal hygiene knowledge on the incidence of vaginal discharge in grade X of adolescent girls at SMAN 4 Surabaya. The method used descriptive research, where the population is all adolescent girls grade X SMAN 4 Surabaya. The sampling technique was carried out by non-probability sampling with a saturated sample technique of 169 adolescent girls in class X. The variables in this study were the knowledge of adolescent girls about personal hygiene and the incidence of vaginal discharge obtained through questionnaires. Data analysis uses simple descriptive univariate analysis in the form of percentages. The results found that the majority of adolescent girls who experienced vaginal discharge had less knowledge about personal hygiene, namely, as many as 49 female students (85.96%) compared to adolescent girls who had good knowledge who experienced vaginal discharge, as many as 41 female students (60.29%). It can be concluded that there are still many class X girls at SMAN 4 Surabaya who experience vaginal discharge and have less knowledge about personal hygiene. To overcome this, many adolescent girls increase their knowledge about personal hygiene by providing counseling on clean and healthy living behavior (PHBS) in collaboration with educational institutions (schools).

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Journal Info

Abbrev

WMJ

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

Description

WOMB Midwifery Journal (e-ISSN: 2830-7992) is an electronic journal published by Pusat Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Banyuwangi, Indonesia. WOMB Midwifery Journal is a peer reviewed and open acces journal that focuses on publication of midwifery research. The ...