<![CDATA[Adolescence marks the starting point of the continuum of care in women's reproductive health, yet adolescent literacy on menstrual personal hygiene remains low and is further compounded by persistent menstruation-related myths. A preliminary assessment at SMAN 1 Seluma revealed that reproductive health education was rarely delivered, the school's adolescent information and counselling programme was not running optimally, and menstruation remained a taboo subject, discouraging students from asking questions. This community service activity aimed to improve students' knowledge of menstrual personal hygiene and to correct prevailing myths through a leaflet-based Body Myth Buster programme. The activity was conducted in April 2026 among 20 female students in grades X and XI aged 15–17 years. Methods comprised interactive lecture, group discussion, question-and-answer sessions, and a Myth or Fact educational game, supported by leaflet and PowerPoint media. Evaluation used pre-test and post-test instruments. Mean knowledge scores rose from 45.7 to 77.7, an increase of 32.0 points. Participants in the good knowledge category increased from 8 (40.0%) to 18 (90.0%), while those in the poor category declined from 12 (60.0%) to 2 (10.0%). The mean ability to distinguish myth from fact reached 90%. The leaflet-based Body Myth Buster programme proved effective and may be adopted as a routine promotive-preventive education model in schools..]]>
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