Vol. 3, No 2 (2021) : Juli 250 http://ejurnal.ung.ac.id/index.php/jjhsr/index KESADARAN TERHADAP VULVA HYGIENE TERHADAP PERUBAHAN PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP DAN PERILAKU SISWI REMAJA VULVA HYGIENE AWARENESS TO CHANGES IN KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOR OF TEENAGE STUDENTS Daniel Ardian Soeselo* 1 , Farren Oktavia Suhardi 2 , Garry Grimaldy 3 , Felicia Kurniawan 4 , Nelly Tina Widjaja 5 , Sandy Theresia 6 , Sanny Winardi 7 1 Departemen Ilmu Bedah, Fakultas Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia 2 Jurusan Kedokteran Umum, Fakultas Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia 3 Departemen Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, Fakultas Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia email: *daniel.ardian@atmajaya.ac.id Abstrak Maturasi organ reproduksi wanita dimulai pada masa remaja. Edukasi mengenai vulva hygiene merupakan salah satu upaya untuk meningkatkan kesehatan organ reproduksi. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan serta perubahan sikap dan perilaku siswi remaja terhadap vulva hygiene setelah mendapat edukasi mengenai vulva hygiene. Metode penelitian dilakukan pre-test dan post-test dengan menggunakan kuesioner, sampel 83 responden melalui kriteria inklusi. Edukasi mengenai vulva hygiene diberikan setelah pre-test. Post-test dilakukan segera setelah sesi edukasi dan diulang satu bulan kemudian. Hasil Penelitian, nilai mean pre-test mengenai pengetahuan, sikap, dan perilaku adalah sebesar 13,87; 16,57; dan 4,78. Nilai mean post-test satu bulan kemudian mengenai pengetahuan, sikap, dan perilaku adalah sebesar 26,87; 44,90; dan 12,53. Uji T-berpasangan terhadap pengetahuan, sikap, dan perilaku menunjukkan nilai-p sebesar 0,000; 0,000; dan 0,000. Kesimpulan: Didapatkan nilai pengetahuan, sikap, dan perilaku yang rendah sebelum diberikan edukasi mengenai vulva hygiene. Terdapat perubahan nilai yang bermakna setelah pemberian edukasi mengenai vulva hygiene. Hal ini menunjukkan pentingnya edukasi mengenai vulva hygiene pada siswi remaja. Kata kunci: Higenitas vulva, Pengetahuan, Remaja Abstract Maturation of female reproductive organs begins in adolescence. Education about vulvar hygiene is one of the efforts to improve the health of reproductive organs. The purpose of the study was to determine the level of knowledge and changes in attitudes and behavior of adolescent students towards vulva hygiene after receiving education about vulvar hygiene. The research method was pre-test and post-test using a questionnaire, a sample of 83 respondents through the inclusion criteria. Education about vulvar hygiene was given after the pre-test. The post-test was conducted immediately after the educational session and repeated one month later. The results of the study, the mean value of the pre-test regarding knowledge, attitudes, and behavior was 13.87; 16.57; and 4.78. The mean value of the post-test one month later regarding knowledge, attitudes, and behavior was 26.87; 44.90; and 12.53. Paired T-test on knowledge, attitudes, and behavior showed a p-value of 0.000; 0.000; and 0.000. Conclusion: It was found that the value of knowledge, attitude, and behavior was low before being given education about vulvar hygiene. There was a significant change in value after providing education about vulvar hygiene. This shows the importance of education about vulvar hygiene in adolescent students. Keywords: Vulvar Hygiene, Knowledge, Adolescent © 2021 Daniel Ardian Soeselo, Farren Oktavia Suhardi, Garry Grimaldy, Felicia Kurniawan, Nelly Tina Widjaja, Sandy Theresia, Sanny Winardi Under the license CC BY-SA 4.0