HUBUNGAN ANTARA PENGETAHUAN DAN PERILAKU MENJAGA KEBERSIHAN GENITALIA EKSTERNA DENGAN KEJADIAN KEPUTIHAN PADA SISWI SMA NEGERI 4 SEMARANG

Abstract

Background: Research shows that 75% women worldwide suffer leucorrhoeae at least once in their life. Health awareness and proper treatment are essential factors in preserving the health of reproduction system. Unfortunately, the fact shows that many young women do not have sufficient knowledge in taking care of their reproduction organs. Methods: Observational analytic research with cross sectional approach. This research recruited 64 female students at SMAN 4 Semarang from 2010 to 2011. The collected data, which was the primary data, collected by filling a questionnaire that has been tested guided. The data was analysed by using fisher exact test / Chi Square and processed with SPSS release 17.0 Results: The incidence of leucorrhoeae in SMAN 4 Semarang is very high, 96.9% of respondents experienced leucorrhoeae. Most of the students have poor knowledge of the external genital hygiene (82.8%), however good behavior of the external genital hygiene (95.3%). There is a significant relationship between knowledge of the external genital hygiene with the incidence of leucorrhoeae on students of SMAN 4 (p = 0.027). There is no relationship between the behavior of the external genital hygiene with the incidence of vaginal discharge in students on SMAN 4 (p = 1.00). Conclusion: The incidence of Leucorrhoeae is affected by insufficient knowledge and poor awareness about the hygiene of external genital.