Journal of Health Research and Technology
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): Journal of health research and techonology

The Correlation between The Level of Knowledge of Female Adolescent about Personal Hygiene and the Incidences of Vaginal Discharge in Grade XI Female Students of Senior High School 1 Rogojampi Banyuwangi

Kristiana, Dita (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Apr 2025

Abstract

Introduction: There is a composite index about knowledge of Adolescent Reproductive Health, and the result is 52.4%. Symptoms of vaginal discharge are also experienced by unmarried women or female adolescent aged 15-24 years, which is around 31.8%. The inhibiting factors for healthy behavior in efforts to prevent and treat vaginal discharge include lack of knowledge and awareness of individuals or adolescents about hygienitas.Purpose: The study aimed to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge of female adolescent about personal hygiene with the incidence of vaginal discharge in students of Grade XI at 1 Rogojampi Senior High School.Design/methods/approach: The study implied quantitative research with Observational research design with a cross sectional study approach to administering questionnaires. The population in this study were female adolescent aged 15-18 years in grade XI at 1 Rogojampi Senior High School with 67 female respondents. The study applied purposive sampling technique. Findings/results: Based on statistical tests, the p-value is 0.047 <0.05, which means that there is a correlation between the level of knowledge of female adolescent about personal hygiene and the incidence of vaginal discharge in grade XI at 1 Rogojampi Senior High School.Conclusions: There is a correlation between the level of knowledge of female adolescent about personal hygiene and the incidence of vaginal discharge

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Abbrev

JHRT

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Subject

Health Professions Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

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Journal of Health Research and Technology, with ISSN 2985-9492 (print) and ISSN 2985-7953 (online) numbers, is a scientific health journal based on research published by Sahabat Publikasi Kuu. The Journal of Health Research and Technology is a national standard journal that has a main focus on the ...