Universal Journal of Public Health Vol. 11(4), pp. 441 - 447
DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2023.110408
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Improving Research, and Practice to Reproductive Health Understanding: An Indonesian Perspective for Sexual Education

Indah Sukmawati , Afdal Afdal ^*, Miftahul Fikri , Rezki Hariko , Zikra Zikra , Gusni Dian Suri , Denia Syapitri
Department of Guidance and Counseling, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

The lack of knowledge about reproductive health makes Indonesia face various health risks. This is because information about reproductive health is still considered taboo by most Indonesian people. The purpose of this study is to improve research, especially on reproductive health and describe the understanding of reproductive health in adolescents in Indonesia. The instrument used is the Indonesian Reproductive Health Scale (IRHS) which is valid and reliable. The sample in this study was 2506 adolescents in Indonesia, who were tested using a purposive random sampling technique. Data were analyzed using a t-test and ANOVA techniques. The results showed that the understanding of reproductive health based on male gender (48.50%) and female (68.24%) was in the moderate category, and there were significant differences in the understanding of reproductive health. Adolescent girls have a higher understanding of reproductive health than adolescent boys. Another result found that there was a significant difference in the understanding of adolescent reproductive health based on domicile, where adolescents who lived in the sub-district had the highest percentage (66.37%) compared to adolescents who lived in cities (54.11%), and in villages (45.91%). Research findings can be input for teachers, especially for guidance and counseling services to increase students' understanding of reproductive health in rural areas of Indonesia.

KEYWORDS
Adolescents, Guidance and Counseling, Reproductive Health, Sexual Education

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Indah Sukmawati , Afdal Afdal , Miftahul Fikri , Rezki Hariko , Zikra Zikra , Gusni Dian Suri , Denia Syapitri , "Improving Research, and Practice to Reproductive Health Understanding: An Indonesian Perspective for Sexual Education," Universal Journal of Public Health, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 441 - 447, 2023. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2023.110408.

(b). APA Format:
Indah Sukmawati , Afdal Afdal , Miftahul Fikri , Rezki Hariko , Zikra Zikra , Gusni Dian Suri , Denia Syapitri (2023). Improving Research, and Practice to Reproductive Health Understanding: An Indonesian Perspective for Sexual Education. Universal Journal of Public Health, 11(4), 441 - 447. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2023.110408.