Abstract
SMA 5 and SMA 21 are the leading schools in Makassar City which have a Youth Counseling Information Center. Previous research looked at the influence of game simulation and brainstorming on the knowledge and attitudes of stundent about reproductive health for high school adolescents in Makassar City, including SMA 5 and SMA 21, but the results did not have effect on students' knowledge and attitudes. Therefore, the researcher took the initiative to provide another intervention in the form of counseling. This study aims to determine the effect of counseling on knowledge and attitudes about risky sexual behavior among students in SMA 5 and SMA 21 Makassar City. This study used a quasi-experimental design with a randomized pre test post test control group design. A sample of 76 students of class XI SMA 5 and SMA 21 Makassar City, using simple random sampling technique. Data collection was using a questionnaire. Statistical analysis used paired t-test and independent samples t-test. The results showed that there was an effect of counseling on knowledge (p = 0.002) but there was no effect on attitudes (p = 0.865) in SMA 5 and SMA 21 Makassar City. It is suggested that SMA 5 and SMA 21 Makassar City be active in conducting counseling, especially counseling about attitudes, so that students have positive attitudes about risky sexual behavior.
Highlights
SMA 5 and SMA 21 are the leading schools in Makassar City which have a Youth Counseling Information Center
This study aims to determine the effect of counseling on knowledge and attitudes about risky sexual behavior among students in SMA 5 and SMA 21 Makassar City
The results showed that there was an effect of counseling on knowledge (p = 0.002) but there was no effect on attitudes (p = 0.865) in SMA 5 and SMA 21 Makassar City
Summary
Tabel 1 juga menunjukkan karakteristik responden berdasarkan yang pernah mendapat informasi melalui media 48,6% untuk kelompok intervensi dan sebanyak 51,4% untuk kelompok kontrol. Pada Tabel 2 menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata skor pengetahuan responden tentang perilaku seks berisiko pada kedua kelompok penelitian, dimana pada kelompok intervensi saat pre test adalah [22,95] dengan standar deviasi 2,427 sedangkan pada post test 1 meningkat menjadi [24,71] dengan standar deviasi 2,052 dan pada saat post test 2 mengalami penurunan nilai mean yang relatif kecil yaitu menjadi [244,32] dengan standar deviasi 1,876. Pada kelompok kontrol menunjukkan bahwa mean skor pengetahuan responden tentang perilaku seks berisiko pada saat pre test adalah 22,05 (SD=4,100) sedangkan mean pada post test 1 meningkat menjadi [23,74] (SD=3,562) dan pada saat post test 2 mengalami penurunan nilai mean menjadi [23,21] (SD=3,248). Rata-rata skor (mean) sikap responden tentang perilaku seks berisiko pada kedua kelompok penelitian yaitu pada kelompok intervensi saat pre test adalah [51,82] (SD=3,170) sedangkan pada post test 1 menurun menjadi [51,39] (SD=3,894) dan pada saat post test 2 mengalami peningkatan nilai mean yaitu menjadi [51,71] (SD=3,456). Dan pada saat post test 2 mengalami peningkatan nilai mean menjadi [50,92] (SD=5,283)
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