<![CDATA[Menarche is a sign that a young woman has entered the maturity stage, especially the organs of the reproductive system. Anxiety can occur due to a lack of information about menstruation and poor health education from parents. Peer group health education is a variety of activities carried out to develop the knowledge, attitudes and behavior of the target group which are carried out among the peer groups themselves. The research objective was to determine the effect of peer group health education on the level of anxiety of female adolescents in facing menarche. This type of research uses quantitative and the design of this study uses the One Group Pretest-Postest design. The number of samples was 15 students. The instrument used was the SARS anxiety level questionnaire sheet. Data analysis was performed using the t-dependent test. The results of the research before being given health education were 12 people (85.7%) moderate anxiety, 2 people (14.3%) mild anxiety. Then after being given health education, there were 11 people (78.6%) mild anxiety, 3 (21.4%) moderate anxiety. The results of statistical tests with the t-dependent test obtained a value of 0.002 <0.05, meaning that there was a significant influence between the effect of peer group health education on the level of anxiety in young women in facing menarche. The conclusion of the study is that there is a significant influence between peer group method health education on the level of anxiety in girls in facing menarche at SD IT Ummi Aida Medan in 2019. Suggestions for research sites are to apply to all students of SD IT Ummi Aida Medan to use the peer group method as one of the alternative ways to increase readiness to face menarche.]]>
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