Sexual violence against female adolescents is a health and social issue that can have physical, psychological, and social impacts. Low levels of knowledge and awareness among adolescents regarding the forms, impacts, prevention, and management of sexual violence may increase their vulnerability to experiencing sexual violence. This study aimed to determine the effect of peer education activities assisted by digital YouTube media on improving female adolescents' knowledge and awareness of sexual violence at SMKS Bunga Persada Cianjur in 2026. This study employed a quantitative method with a pre-experimental design using a one-group pretest-posttest design. The sample consisted of 30 female adolescents selected using a purposive sampling technique. The research instruments were questionnaires measuring knowledge and awareness of sexual violence, administered before and after the intervention. The data were analyzed using the Shapiro-Wilk normality test and the Paired Sample t-Test. The results showed a significant effect on knowledge, with a mean difference of -21.667, a t-value of -18.320, and a p-value of 0.000. A significant effect was also found on the awareness variable, with a mean difference of -7.773, a t-value of -19.151, and a p-value of 0.000. Since the p-value was < 0.05, H0 was rejected and Ha was accepted. In conclusion, peer education activities assisted by digital YouTube media had a significant effect on improving female adolescents' knowledge and awareness of sexual violence at SMKS Bunga Persada Cianjur in 2026.
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