Enhancing the well-being of high school students through comprehensive reproductive health education

Lintang Widya Sishartami (Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, State University of Malang, Jl. Semarang No. 5 Malang, East Java 65145, Indonesia)
Kiky Martha Ariesaka (Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, State University of Malang, Jl. Semarang No. 5 Malang, East Java 65145, Indonesia)
Anditri Weningtyas (Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, State University of Malang, Jl. Semarang No. 5 Malang, East Java 65145, Indonesia)
Hilma Tsurayya Iftitahurroza (Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, State University of Malang, Jl. Semarang No. 5 Malang, East Java 65145, Indonesia)
Arif Ladika (Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, State University of Malang, Jl. Semarang No. 5 Malang, East Java 65145, Indonesia)
Fannia Yosa Bakhtiar (Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, State University of Malang, Jl. Semarang No. 5 Malang, East Java 65145, Indonesia)
Faridatus Solikha (Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, State University of Malang, Jl. Semarang No. 5 Malang, East Java 65145, Indonesia)

Journal of Community Service and Empowerment
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025): April

This activity aimed to enhance high school students' knowledge of reproductive health through counseling using lectures and booklet distribution. The program was conducted at a high school in Malang City, involving 45 eleventh-grade students. The methods used included a pre-test, lecture, booklet distribution, and a post-test. The analysis results showed a significant increase in students' knowledge of reproductive health after the intervention, with the pre-test score rising from 24.13±1.74 to a post-test score of 28.64±0.77 (p=0.000). This counseling session successfully raised adolescents' awareness and knowledge of reproductive health, helping prevent issues such as sexually transmitted infections and early pregnancies. The use of booklets proved to be an effective medium for delivering accurate and comprehensive information on reproductive health.