The Effect of Health Education on Menstrual Hygiene Behavior in Adolescent Women in Modern Al-Izzah As'adiyah and SMAN 1 Tolai Regency in Parigi Moutong

Abstract

Personal hygiene during menstruation is an action to maintain health and cleanliness in the female area. Poor personal hygiene, especially in the genital area, is also a predisposing factor for cervical cancer. This study aims to analyze the effect of health education using audiovisual media on improving behaviour (knowledge, attitudes and actions) about menstrual hygiene in adolescent girls at Al-Izzah As'adiyah Islamic Boarding School and SMA Negeri 1 Tolai. Based on the results of the analysis showed that there were significant differences in knowledge (0.000), attitudes (0.000) and actions (0.000) before and after being given counselling in the intervention group. It is recommended to routinely and continue to do personal hygiene both during menstruation and not menstruating in order to provide information about reproductive health in class X, namely in biology (IPA) lessons.