PENGARUH PENDIDIKAN KESEHATAN TERHADAP TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN REMAJA PUTRI TENTANG MENARCHE DI SDN PLOSO 1 NGANJUK

Abstract

Menarche is a natural process that happens for every female adolescent. If they are
not given a good information, so it will cause a negative development attitude in facing
menarche. This information can gotten from a health education. The aim of this research
is to know influence of health education to female adolescent knowledge level about
menarche.
This research used Pre Experiment design by applying research method of One
Group Pre-Post Test Design, The number of population was 16 respondent’s, and the
sample used total sampling. Independent variable research was health education about
menarche, and the dependent variable research was the female adolescent about
menarche.

By the result of research, the factor which is most influence of knowledge
respondent is information source which is derived from their parent or friend especially
a mother as close person and her have same experience. But actually the result of
research is not yet be able to show respondent knowledge level which is maximal. This
case can be caused by some other’s factor like method, quality of information, and
education level from information source