Efektivitas Pendidikan Kesehatan Reproduksi dengan Metode Small Group Discussion terhadap Sikap Tentang Reproduksi Remaja di Kabupaten Jember

Abstract

A reproductive health is a physical, mental and social well-being health in all matters relating to the reproductive system, function and process. Health education provides benefits in assessing attitudes related to reproductive health. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of reproductive health education with the small group discussion method on attitudes about adolescent reproduction in Jember Regency. This research was used preexperimental study design with Pretest-posttest with Control Group Design. Twenty-three adolescents were divided into two groups, one treatment group and control group. Samples were obtained by using total sampling technique. A reproductive health attitude questionnaire that consists of 10 question items was used for data collection. Most of the respondents are 17 years old and most of them are female. The T test dependent results on the treatment group obtained p value = 0.0001, and the control group obtained p value = 0.443. The independent T test result obtained p value of 0.001 (<0.05) which means there was an effect of health education by using small group discussion methods on adolescent attitudes in reproductive health. The results of this study concluded that providing health education by using small group discussion methods is effective in changing attitudes in adolescents regarding reproductive health. Giving health education by using small group discussion method can increase good attitude in adolescent regarding reproductive health. Keywords: Reproduction, Attitude, Teenage