<![CDATA[ Puberty accompanies the growth and development of children into adolescents,marked by the onset of menarche (the first menstruation) in young girls.Maintaining reproductive health, such as practicing genital self-care duringmenstruation, is essential for adolescent girls. Good knowledge and attitudes arerequired for them to perform proper menstrual self-care. This study aims todescribe the knowledge, attitudes, and self-care behaviors during menstruationamong adolescents. The research type is descriptive quantitative with a crosssectional design. The sampling technique used was accidental sampling, with atotal of 55 respondents. The results showed that 70.9% of respondents had a goodlevel of knowledge. Regarding attitudes toward self-care, 100% were categorizedas good, while 80% of respondents' behaviors were categorized as poor. Inconclusion, while the knowledge and attitudes regarding menstrual self-careamong adolescents were found to be good, the actual behavior was poor. Furthereducation through practical demonstrations on maintaining personal hygieneduring menstruation is needed, along with a support system from various partiesto enhance the motivation of adolescent girls in maintaining menstrual hygiene.]]>
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