<![CDATA[Objective: To get data about female teenage behavior in their
sexual changes, unwanted teenage pregnancy and their negative
consequences, contraception, and the relation between factors which
are related to female teenage behavior.
Method: Cross-sectional study at five Government Junior High
Schools and five Government Senior High Schools in five regions
in Jakarta. Two hundred female teenage respondents, aged between
11-17 years old, came from five Government Junior High Schools
and five Government Senior High Schools in Jakarta who were
picked by cluster random sampling, 20 students from each grade of
school. The respondents were given questionnaires which have been
validated before, and then we did scoring and statistical measurement
with SPSS 13th version.
Result: The respondentsâ knowledge about their sexual organ
changes and sexual behavior is moderate (46%), unwanted teenage
pregnancy and their consequences is poor (79.5%), contraception is
poor (62%) and scoring result of knowledge is poor (71%). Knowledge
scoring among respondents aged between 11-14 years old is
poor (85.9%), and also in age group 15-17 years old (60%). Respondentsâ
attitude about their sexual organ changes and sexual behavior
is good (40.5%), unwanted teenage pregnancy and their consequences
is good (42.5%), while contraception is poor (73.5%), and
scoring result of attitude is poor (56.5%). Attitude scoring in age
group 11-14 years old is poor (68.2%), and in group 15-17 years old
is also poor (47.8%). Respondentsâ behavior about their sexual organ
changes and sexual behavior is poor (51%), unwanted teenage
pregnancy and their consequences is good (66%), contraception is
moderate (49%), and scoring result of behavior is moderate (49%).
Attitude scoring age between 11-14 years old is moderate (55.3%),
between 15-17 years old is moderate and poor (each 44.3%). The
relation between behavior and the greatest impression of information
source which is significant is from teacher/school (p=0.001).
The relation between behavior and knowledge is only significant in
age group 15-17 years old (p=0.014). There is significant relationship
between behavior and attitude in age group 11-14 years old
(p=0.013) and 15-17 years old (p=0.000). Determinant factor contributing
to this behavior level is the information taken from their
teacher/school (p=0.010).
Conclusion: Respondentsâ behavior about their sexual organ
changes and sexual behavior is poor (51%), about unwanted teenage
pregnancy and their consequences is good (66%), about contraception
is moderate (49%) and scoring result of behavior is moderate
(49%). Attitude scoring in age group 11- 14 years old is slightly better
than in group 15-17 years old.
[Indones J Obstet Gynecol 2010; 34-2: 51-8]
Keywords: teenage pregnancy, unwanted pregnancy, sexual behavior,
contraception]]>
