PENYULUHAN KEBERSIHAN DIRI SAAT MENSTRUASI PADA SISWI SMPN 3 KURIPAN LOMBOK BARAT

Abstract

WHO said that adolescence is a period of rapid physical, cognitive, and psychosocial growth [2]. The physical growth of this teenager is marked by menstruation as the beginning of entering the puberty process [3]. Menstruation is regular bleeding from the uterus as a sign that the uterine organs are functioning properly. At this time the uterine blood vessels are very susceptible to infection and can cause diseases of the reproductive tract, urinary tract infections, and skin irritation, therefore cleanliness must be maintained [1,3]. Based on the results of research in 2019 at SMPN 3 Kuripan it was found that the level of knowledge of most of the VII and VIII grade students about personal hygiene during menstruation was still lacking [6]. Partners already have a UKS unit, but the students have never received information about personal hygiene during menstruation either from the local health service agency or the school. Based on the problems above, community service "Self-hygiene counseling during menstruation for students of SMPN 3 Kuripan" was carried out.
 This community service partner is the Principal of SMPN 3 Kuripan along with the student body and UKS officers. The distance between STIKes Yarsi Mataram and SMPN 3 Kuripan is 18.5 km. This community service uses the counseling method. Counseling begins with a pre-test and ends with a post-test. The measurement of students' knowledge level was done using a questionnaire. The counseling was carried out using a question and answer lecture method. 
 Counseling on personal hygiene during menstruation to students of SMPN 3 Kuripan was able to increase students' knowledge about menstruation and personal hygiene during menstruation from 78% with sufficient knowledge to 60.3% with good knowledge. It is hoped that schools will continue to collaborate with health education institutions or health service agencies in an effort to apply personal hygiene behavior during menstruation at SMPN 3 Kuripan. 
 Keywords: Personal hygiene, Menstruation, SMPN