Pengetahuan dan Perilaku Vulva Hygiene dapat Menurunkan Angka Kejadian Keputihan pada Remaja Putri

Knowledge and Behavior of Vulva Hygiene Can Reduce the Incidence of Vaginal Discharge in Young Women

Abstract

Introduction: Leucorrhoea is an early symptom of almost all types of diseases of the female reproductive organs.

Methods: The research design used in this study is research correlational. The approach used in this research is cross sectional. The sampling technique used a sampling technique with a total sampling of 40 respondents. The instrument used is to use a questionnaire by distributing links via google form.

Results: From the results of univariate data testing, it was found that the frequency distribution of knowledge was less than 65%, and knowledge was good with a percentage of 35%. Distribution of 50% bad behavior, and 50% percentage of good behavior. From the results of the bivariate data, it was found that there was a relationship between knowledge and behavior of Vulva Hygiene with the incidence of vaginal discharge with ρ-value 0,000.

Discussion: From the results of the research that has been collected, it can be concluded that there is a relationship between knowledge, and behavior of Vulva Hygiene with the incidence of vaginal discharge in adolescent girls.