HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP DENGAN TINDAKAN PERSONAL HYGIENE SAATMENSTRUASI PADA REMAJA PUTRI

Abstract

One of the effects is not maintaining hygiene during menstruation is able to hit
kankes Rahim neck (cervical). Based on data from the World Health Organization (WHO),
cervical cancer is the second most cancer in women aged 15-45 years after breast cancer. No
less than 500,000 new cases with 280,000 patient deaths occur each year worldwide.
Indonesia was ranked first by the victims died at least 555 women per day and 200,000
women annually. This study aims to determine the correlation between knowledge and
attitude towards personal hygiene during menstruation action at SMAN 2 Bengkulu City. This
research is descriptive analytic. The number of respondents 84 people with a sampling
technique that stratified random sampling. Presentation of data is done by using a frequency
distribution table. The collection of data taken using a questionnaire. The data were analyzed
using univariate and bivariate analysis with Chi-Square.The results showed that the
respondents are classified as good knowledge of (54.8%), attitude unfavorabel or does not
support (53.6%), and the biggest acts (52.4%) is good. From the bivariate analysis were found
no correlation between knowledge against acts of personal hygiene during menstruation (p =
0.794), and no relation attitude towards personal hygiene actions during menstruation (p =
0.975).Required role of schools, educators, parents to be more proactive in enhancing
knowledge and useful information about the process of menstruation and how to maintain
hygiene during menstruation.