Theaudio-Visual (video) Media’s Concern for the knowledge and Attitudes of Adolescents about Abortion in the Southern Konawe Coastal Area

Abstract

The phenomenon of abortion is familiar among the people of Indonesia. Many unsafe abortions are performed in Indonesia. Overall, nearly half of all women seek abortion services in Indonesia. Early health education is considered the best solution in dealing with the problem of high abortion rates in adolescents. One of the learning media that can be used is audio visual media (video). The use of audio visual media in the learning process is one of the plans prepared to make the learning process more interesting and can motivate students in learning. The study used a pre-experimental design of one group pre-posttest. The sample in this study was 51 girls of class XII at Sma 6 Konawe Selatan. Sampling technique with proportional stratified random sampling. The instruments used are knowledge and attitude questionnaires. The data was analyzed with the Wilcoxon test using SPSS version 26. The results showed the influence of health education using audio visual media (video) on the knowledge and attitudes of adolescent girls about unsafe abortion with P value = 0.000 (P < 0.05) for the knowledge and attitude of young women about unsafe abortions at SMA 6 South Konawe. Researchers suggest the need to use audio-visual media as a means of health promotion and KIE in adolescent girls and parents about adolescent reproductive health, especially the prevention of unwanted pregnancies and the impact of unsafe abortion practices.