EDUCATION ON MENSTRUAL HYGIENE TO IMPROVE THE BEHAVIOR OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES IN SLB NEGERI 1 BANTUL
Masta Hutasoit1*, Yanita Trisetiyaningsih2, Nur^Aini Purnamaningsih3

*1Nursing Study Program, Faculty of Health, Jenderal Achmad Yani University Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2Nursing Study Program, Faculty of Health, Jenderal Achmad Yani University Yogyakarta, Indonesia
3Blood Bank Technology Study Program Faculty of Health , Jenderal Achmad Yani University Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Background: Menstruation is one of the signs that an adolescent girl entered the puberty phase. During the menstrual phase, the feminine area is often moist so that if it is not kept clean, it can cause infections in the reproductive tract. Menstrual Hygiene is an action taken to maintain cleanliness during the menstrual phase. Adolescent girl with mental disabilities experience difficulties in practicing menstrual hygiene, so it is necessary to provide an intervention of education. Providing information can be through animated videos and demonstrations about menstrual hygiene on the ability to practice menstrual hygiene in adolescent girls at SLB N 1 Bantul.
Purpose: to determine the improvement of menstrual hygiene behavior in adolescent girls after being given education.
Method: This study is a quantitative research with a quasi-experimental pre test-post test without control group design. Respondents were mentally disabled adolescent gils who had experienced menstruation as many as 30 respondents who were taken by total sampling. The intervention provided was education with animated videos and demonstrations about menstrual hygiene practices. Before and after the intervention, pre-test and posttest were given in the form of behavioral questionnaires about menstrual hygiene. The data analysis used was univariate analysis using frequency distribution and bivariate analysis using paired t test.
Results: The initial behavior of adolescents before the educational intervention averaged 50.67 (34-68), while after the intervention the average behavior was 64.7 (49-80), there was an increase in behavior of 14.03. Analysis using the Paired-Sample T-Test obtained a p value of 0.000 (p < 0.05) meaning that there is an educational influence on improving the behavior of adolescents with disabilities in menstrual hygiene
Conclusion: There is a significant effect of providing education on menstrual hygiene management behavior among adolescents in SLB Negeri 1 Bantul

Keywords: Menstrual Hygiene, Young Women, Mental disability, Education

Topic: Maternal and Child Health