The Relationship Between Knowledge Level And Perineal Hygyene Attitude Towards The Incidence Of Flour Albus

Abstract

Flour albus is defined as a clear but sometimes milky white discharge that can be small or even quite large. The occurrence of flour albus in adolescents before puberty, after menstruation and even occurs when adolescents experience stress. This study aims to determine the relationship between knowledge level and perineal hygiene attitude towards the incidence of flour albus. This research method uses quantitative with a cross sectional approach. The sample consisted of 62 seventh grade students of SMPN 1 Sukaraja, using simple random sampling technique, data obtained using a questionnaire and analyzed using the chi-square test. The results showed a p-value of 0.000. The conclusion of this study is that there is a relationship between the level of knowledge and perineal hygiene behavior towards the incidence of flour albus. Suggestions for adolescent girls are that they must attend a lot of health counseling, especially reproductive health, in order to increase knowledge, and perineal hygiene behavior that supports maintaining reproductive health and reducing the incidence of flour albus.