The Level of Knowledge and Behavior of Adolescent Male and Female Students in Turkey on the Matter of Reproductive Health

Background. Reproductive health needs to be understood by teens because adolescence is a period where there is a rapid growth including reproductive function. The impact of not maintaining reproductive health that can arise various diseases of the reproductive organs. From the survey results the researchers did on 10 students of class XI IPA SMAN Jumapolo Karanganyar, obtained a yield of 7 students do not understand clearly about reproductive health and are still puzzled how care productive health.Research purposes. To determine the relationship of the level of knowledge about reproductive health to maintain a healthy reproductive behavior of female students in high school students science class XI at SMAN Jumapolo Karanganyar.Methods. The research design correlation with the approach of cross sectional method. Subjects were 40 grader XI IPA SMAN Jumapolo Karanganyar with saturated sampling technique in which the entire population is used as a sample. Data obtained by questionnaire to determine the level of student knowledge about reproductive health and behavior of students in maintaining the health of the reproductive organs. The data obtained and analyzed by chi square test with P = 0.05. Results showed the level of student knowledge about reproductive health with high category as many as 29 people (72.5%) and medium category 11 people (27.5%) whereas students with behavioral maintain reproductive health as many as 25 children (62.5%) and students who do not take action maintain reproductive health as many as 15 people (37.5%).Results of analysis using the chi-square test was obtained p equal to 0.035 so that the value of p <0.05, which means that Ho is rejected and Ha accepted. The conclusion from this research is there is correlation between knowledge about reproductive health students with behavioral maintain reproductive health of female students in high school students science class XI at SMAN Jumapolo Karanganyar.Keywords: Level of Knowledge, Reproductive Health, Behavioral Health

Download Full-text

Perception assessment of periodontal patients regarding their self-care

RGO - Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia ◽

10.1590/1981-8637201400020000081192 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 62 (2) ◽

pp. 153-158 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Athus GARCIA ◽

Érika Manuela Asteria CLAVIJO ◽

Flávia Martão FLÓRIO ◽

Luciana Satie OKAJIMA ◽

Almenara de Souza FONSECA-SILVA

Keyword(s):

Periodontal Disease ◽

Disease Patient ◽

Self Care ◽

Exploratory Analysis ◽

Male And Female ◽

Disease Prognosis ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

And Behavior ◽

Question Survey ◽

Dental Professionals

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to evaluate, through a questionnaire, patients' awareness and behavior regarding periodontal disease, as well as their perceptions of the importance of self-care in order to control the disease. METHODS: 50 male and female patients, age ranging between 31 to 67 years old, presenting moderate to advanced periodontal disease were submitted to a 26 question-survey which aimed to assess the following: the patient's profile, his knowledge and awareness of the periodontal disease ,the dental practioner's commitment as to inform the patient about the importance of the concepts and understandings of his own self-care related to the disease. After data tabulation, they were subjected to exploratory analysis by means of tables and graphics of distribution of frequencies. RESULTS: The data showed that most patients were unanimously aware of the presence of periodontal disease and it also demonstrated that if they follow the dentist's recommendations, there will be a better disease prognosis. About 94 to 96% of the participants in the sample showed a higher level of knowledge about the etiology, treatment and consequences of periodontal disease, and reported that such information came from dental professionals. CONCLUSION: It was concluded that the periodontal disease patient becomes motivated to promote his self-care when the dentist promotes a proper instruction.

Download Full-text

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND BEHAVIOR ABOUT ABORTION AMONG ADULT WOMEN AT PEUNAYONG DISTRICT, BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research ◽

10.22159/ajpcr.2019.v12i7.32906 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 127-129

Author(s):

EKA RUSDIANTO GUNARDI ◽

ERIK A RAHMAN ◽

BIRAN AFFANDI ◽

MUHAMMAD IKHSAN

Keyword(s):

Reproductive Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Adult Women ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Statistical Program ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Adolescent Reproductive Health ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior ◽

Good Attitude

Objective: Every year approximately 13% (78,000) of maternal death caused by unsafe abortion. Indonesia Family Planning Association predicts 2.5 million abortions per year and 1.5 million of them committed by teenagers. Adolescent reproductive health problems are more alarming year by year. Sexual behavior tends to be permissive and bold with limited knowledge of reproductive health has increased the risk of abortion. This study is to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior regarding abortion in young adults. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The subjects were young women aged 18–24 years old who were fulfilled by inclusion and exclusion criteria. The knowledge, attitudes, and behavior were assessed using questionnaire. The results were analyzed using statistical program. Results: The total subjects recruited in this study were 55 subjects. Twenty-eight (50.9%) of subjects has a good knowledge and 27 (49.1%) of subjects had a moderate knowledge. Twenty-nine (52.7%) subjects had moderate attitudes and 36.4% of subjects had good attitude. Thirty (54.5%) of subjects had a good behavior regarding abortion. Conclusion: Most of the subjects had good level of knowledge and moderate attitude toward abortion.

Download Full-text

Patterns of Family Breeding Relationship with the Behavior of Violence at Students of the Secondary Stage

Asian Social Science ◽

10.5539/ass.v14n9p91 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (9) ◽

pp. 91

Author(s):

Ibarhim Bajes Maali

Keyword(s):

Female Students ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Male And Female ◽

Secondary Stage ◽

And Behavior ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

The study aimed at disclosing the relationship of family breeding with the behavior of violence at students of the secondary stage. The sample of study consisted of (311) male and female students had been chosen randomly from the community of study. To achieve the objectives of study, a scale of family breeding styles had been prepared, and have three dimensions, they are: the democratic style, the predominant style and the abandonment style.Results of study indicated that predominant style came in the first rank, the abandonment style in the second rank, and the democratic in the last rank. Results disclosed the effect of sex for the interest of males in the differences and behavior of violence, and non-existence of differences ascribed to the effect of the grade, and existence of positive connective relationship statistically significant between the behavior of the violence and the predominant style.

Download Full-text

The Effects of a Five-Month Lockdown Due to COVID-19 on Physical Fitness Parameters in Adolescent Students: A Comparison between Cohorts

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph19010326 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 326

Author(s):

Athanasios Tsoukos ◽

Gregory C. Bogdanis

Keyword(s):

Physical Fitness ◽

Body Mass ◽

Female Students ◽

Upper Body ◽

Adolescent Male ◽

Control Group ◽

Male And Female ◽

Adolescent Students ◽

Study Results ◽

Fitness Parameters

Background: This study examined the effects of a five-month lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic on physical fitness parameters in urban adolescent male and female students. Methods: Two hundred and ninety-three male and female students (age: 15.8 ± 0.3 years) who attended the fourth grade of the same high school during the years 2016–2017 (first control group), 2018–2019 (second control group) and 2020–2021 (lockdown group) took part in the present study. Results: The percentage of overweight and obese students, according to body mass index, increased in males from 16.0% (2016–2017) and 14.6% (2018–2019), to 36.7% in 2020–2021 (p < 0.01), and in females from 8.6% (2016–2017) and 7.0% (2016–2017), to 25.6% in 2020–2021 (p < 0.01). Lower body fitness, as assessed by jumping, sprinting and agility tests, was impaired for both males and females after the lockdown compared with the 2016–2017 and 2018–2019 cohorts (vertical jumps: 10.4–15.1%; p < 0.01; d = 0.58–1.01, 30 m sprint: 3.7–4.9%; p < 0.01; d = 0.62–0.74; 505 agility test: from 6.1% to 9.4%; p < 0.01; d = 0.80–1.04). However, flexibility and performance in upper-body fitness tests (handgrip maximum isometric strength and medicine ball throws with different loads) was significantly reduced only in males after the lockdown (p < 0.05 to 0.01). Conclusions: These results suggest that a five-month lockdown negative influenced the physical fitness of adolescent students. Notably, greater reductions were observed in upper body strength, power and flexibility in males than in females. These results highlight the need to maintain strength, power and body mass during long periods of inactivity in adolescent populations.

Download Full-text

Environmental Literacy of Students in Al-Rifa'ie Modern Islamic Boarding School, Malang Regency-Indonesia Based on Gender Differences and Parents' Occupation

Jurnal Pendidikan Sains Indonesia ◽

10.24815/jpsi.v9i2.19316 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 317-328

Author(s):

Nina Dwi Mardiani ◽

Husamah Husamah ◽

Diani Fatmawati ◽

Fuad Jaya Miharja* ◽

Ahmad Fauzi

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Skills ◽

Environmental Literacy ◽

Boarding School ◽

Female Students ◽

Male Students ◽

Male And Female ◽

Significant Difference ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior ◽

11Th Grade

Many students in Indonesia are not responsive about the environmental problems around them. This study aimed to (1) analyze environmental literacy differences between male and female students, (2) analyze environmental literacy differences based on gender and parental occupations, and (3) analyze the influence of the interaction between gender and the parents’ occupations. This study used a quantitative approach. This study consisted of 70 students in 11th grade as a subjects. The subjects were determined randomly in three majors, i.e. multimedia, nursing, and pharmacy. Students' environmental literacy was measured using the MSELS instrument developed by McBeth, 2011. The results study showed that no significant difference in knowledge and cognitive skills between male and female students, but there were significant differences in attitudes and behavior. Moreover, there was no significant difference in knowledge, attitudes, and cognitive skills between students whose parents work. However, there were significant differences in behavior between students whose parents' jobs were different. There is a significant relationship between male students in the aspects of knowledge, attitudes, behavior, and cognitive skills, but not significantly related to female students' behavior. There was no significant interaction between male and female students and their parents' different environmental literacy occupations.

Download Full-text

Tingkat Pengetahuan, Sikap, dan Perilaku Remaja tentang Kesehatan Reproduksi di SMK Negeri 8 Medan

SCRIPTA SCORE Scientific Medical Journal ◽

10.32734/scripta.v2i1.3424 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 38-43

Author(s):

Iqbal Pahlevi Adeputra Nasution ◽

Binsyah Sari Indah Gajah Manik

Keyword(s):

Reproductive Health ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Statistical Tests ◽

Human Life ◽

Primary Data ◽

Stratified Random Sampling ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior

Background: Reproductive health is one of the most important things for human life, which includes a complete physical, mental, social welfare condition in all matters relating to the function and role of the reproductive system. Reproductive health education should be given since adolescence, because adolescence is a phase towards more mature reproduction. Adolescent problems related to reproductive health, often stem from a lack of information, understanding and awareness to achieve reproductive health. Objectives: This study aims to determine the level of knowledge, attitudes and behavior of adolescents about reproductive health at SMK Negeri 8 Medan. Methods: This study was a descriptive study with a cross sectional design. The research data is primary data, namely by filling out a questionnaire. The sample of this research is 96 people. The sample technique is stratified random sampling. Data were analyzed using the SPSS computer program using descriptive statistical tests and displaying the results in distribution and frequency tables. Results: Knowledge level of adolescents in SMK Negeri 8 Medan is good (59.4%), attitude level is good (80.2%) and behavior level is good (99%). Conclusion: The level of knowledge, attitudes and behavior of adolescents about health reproduction at SMK Negeri 8 is classified as good. Keywords: adolescent, attitude, behavior, knowledge, reproductive health Latar Belakang: Kesehatan reproduksi merupakan salah satu hal yang sangat penting bagi kehidupan manusia yaitu mencakup keadaan sejahtera baik fisik, mental, sosial yang utuh dalam segala hal yang berkaitan dengan fungsi, peran dari sistem reproduksi. Pendidikan kesehatan reproduksi sebaiknya diberikan sejak remaja, karena remaja merupakan fase menuju reproduksi yang lebih matang. Permasalahan remaja yang berkaitan dengan kesehatan reproduksi, sering kali berakar dari kurangnya informasi, pemahaman dan kesadaran untuk mencapai keadaan sehat secara reproduksi. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan, sikap dan perilaku remaja tentang kesehatan reproduksi di SMK Negeri 8 Medan. Metode: Penelitian ini adalah studi deskriptif dengan desain cross sectional. Data penelitian adalah data primer yaitu dengan pengisian kuesioner. Sampel penelitian ini berjumlah 96 orang. Teknik sampel adalah stratified random sampling. Data dianalisis menggunakan program komputer SPSS menggunakan uji statistik deskriptif dan menampilkan hasil dalam tabel distribusi dan frekuensi. Hasil: Tingkat pengetahuan remaja SMK Negeri 8 Medan tergolong baik (59,4%), tingkat sikap tergolong baik (80,2%), dan tingkat perilaku tergolong baik (99%). Kesimpulan: Tingkat pengetahuan, sikap dan perilaku remaja tentang kesehatan reproduksi di SMK Negeri 8 tergolong baik. Kata kunci: kesehatan reproduksi, pengetahuan, perilaku, remaja, sikap

Download Full-text

Sexual activity and protection of reproductive health among female students

Medicinski podmladak ◽

10.5937/mp71-22118 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 71 (2) ◽

pp. 34-38

Author(s):

Kristina Bošnjak ◽

Dušica Rakić

Keyword(s):

Cervical Cancer ◽

Reproductive Health ◽

Sexual Activity ◽

Sex Education ◽

Hpv Infection ◽

Female Students ◽

Early Sexual Activity ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Novi Sad

Introduction: Early sexual activity and multiple sex partners are leading risk factors for the development of sexually transmitted diseases and cervical cancer. Raising the level of knowledge about measures to protect reproductive health among young people can lead to significant reduction of same. Aim: Aim of the study is to determine sexual activity, knowledge and views on measures to protect reproductive health among female students on the University of Novi Sad. Material and methods: The survey was conducted among 269 female students, on Faculty of Philosophy, Faculty of Agriculture and Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad (age 19-24 years), from December 2018. to February 2019. An anonymous questionnaire was used as the instrument for the research. Statistical analysis was carried out in SPSS Statistics 20. Results: Early sexual activity, before 18 years had 33.7% of respondents (average age 16.44). A number of 32% of students had one, and 13.4% had 4 sexual partners or more. Condom use 62.2% of students, but 8% of women don't use any protection. One-third of students knows that HPV infection can cause cervical cancer, 60.6% didn't even hear for a vaccine against it. There is a statistically significant difference in knowledge about reproductive health in terms of contraceptive methods between medical female students and female students on other faculties, as well. Conclusion: There is a significant percentage of female students who had early sexual activity and low knowledge about reproductive health. This points to the need for more intense sex education in order to raise the level of knowledge about measures to protect reproductive health.

Download Full-text