The Effect of Health Education Using Peer Group Approach toward Adolescents’ Knowledge of the Dangers of Alcohol for Health in Indonesia

Abstract

Some of the factors that causing abuse of alcohol by adolescents are the descendants, families influences, friends influence, ethnicities, and personal issues. Today’s teenage problems are complex and worrying. This is indicated by the low knowledge of adolescents about the dangers of alcohol for health. The importance of knowledge about the danger of alcohol for health is needed. Therefore, adolescents need to get enough information to know how dangerous alcohol. Peer group is a method of delivering information through peers that effective to use in adolescents. The study aims to determine the effect of health education with peer group approach toward adolescents’ knowledge about the dangers of alcohol for health in the village of Wungkolo, District of South Wawonii, Konawe Islands. The study did not use the Pre-Experiment with the control group. The sampling technique is purposive sampling, with 17 people as the samples. The results of statistical test pair t-test obtained ρ value = 0,000. Based on the results of this study conclude that the health education with peer group approach is effective in providing knowledge to adolescents who consume alcoholic beverages. It is suggested that parents need to monitor the adolescents not to consume alcohol or issue rules concerning the banning of consuming alcohol and the Department of Health providing health education to the adolescents, especially about the dangers of alcohol for health.