HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AND FEMALE ADOLESCENTS’ BEHAVIOR IN MAINTAINING REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN HYGIENETENTANG KESEHATAN REPRODUKSI DENGAN PERILAKU REMAJA PUTRI DALAM MENJAGA KEBERSIHAN ORGAN REPRODUKSI

Widya Stefani (Universitas Hang Tuah Pekanbaru, Pekanbaru)
Rika Andriyani (Universitas Hang Tuah Pekanbaru)

Journal of Public Health Science (JoPHS)
Vol. 3 No. 3 (2026): September

Female adolescents are a vulnerable population with regard to reproductive health problems and therefore require adequate knowledge to support healthy behaviors, particularly in maintainingreproductive organ hygiene. Inadequate knowledge may influence adolescents’ behaviors in maintaining their reproductive health. This study aimed to determine the association between reproductive health knowledge and reproductive organ hygiene practices among femaleadolescents’ behaviors in maintaining their reproductive health. This study aimed to determine the association between reproductive health knowledge and reproductive organ hygiene practices among female adolescents at SMP Negeri 09 Pekanbaru. This quantitative study employed a descriptive-analytic design with a cross-sectional approach research criteria. Data were collected using a questionnaire that had been tested for validity using the Chi-square test with a 95% confidence level (α = 0.05). The using the Chi-square test with a 95% confidence level (α = 0.05). The using the Chi-square test with a 95% confidence level (α = 0.05). The and reliability and were subsequently analyzed using the Chi-square test with a 95% confidence level (α = 0.05). The results showed that 60.9% of respondents had good reproductive health knowledge, while 57.4% demonstrated good reproductive organ hygiene  practices.  The  Chi-square  test  indicated  a  statistically hygiene  practices.  The  Chi-square  test  indicated  a  statistically significant association between reproductive health knowledge and reproductive organ hygiene practices (p = 0.040; OR = 2.396; 95% CI =1.112–5.162). This finding indicates that adolescents with inadequate reproductive health knowledge had 2.396 times higher odds of demonstrating inadequate reproductive organ  hygiene practices compared  with  those  who  had  good  knowledge.  Thus,  better reproductive  health  knowledge  among  female  adolescents  was associated with better reproductive organ hygiene practices. Therefore schools are recommended to implement a monthly “Reproductive Health Day” program consisting of 15–30 minutes of reproductive health