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GAMBARAN PENGETAHUAN WANITA USIA SUBUR TENTANG PENYAKIT SIFILIS Sutriningsih Sutriningsih; Kindi Meiastrina
Journal of Excellent Health Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): Journal Of Excellent Health
Publisher : STIKes As Syifa

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.54568/joeh.v2i1.18

Abstract

Syphilis is a chronic and systemic disease transmitted through sexual intercourse. Transmission can also occur vertically from mother to fetus in the womb or at birth, through blood products or contaminated tissue transfer, sometimes it can be transmitted through medical devices (Suryani, 2014). Syphilis is a highly infectious Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD), caused by spiral-shaped bacteria, Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum (Elvinawaty, 2014). Research Objective: To determine the frequency distribution of knowledge descriptions of women of childbearing age about syphilis at the L. Mungkur Midwife Clinic, Pematangsiantar. Method: This type of research is descriptive, namely research in which there is no analysis of the relationship between variables, there are no independent and dependent variables, general in nature that requires answers to where, when, how many, who, where and statistical analysis used. By using a cross-sectional approach which is a research design by conducting measurements or observations at the same time. It is hoped that this research will provide information about syphilis at the L. Mungkur Midwife Clinic in Pematangsiantar, and that women of childbearing age will be able to recognize the early signs of syphilis and seek medical attention if any of these symptoms are present.