Tingkat Pengetahuan Personal Hygiene Saat Menstruasi antara Siswi Pondok Pesantren dan SMP Negeri di Kabupaten Cirebon
Authors: Malihah Millatul , Ibnusantosa Raden Ganang , Respati Titik , Rathomi Hilmi Sulaiman , Sukarya Wawang S. 
Published: July 2019

Sekolah berbasis agama dan boarding semakin banyak di Indonesia dan pengetahuan tentang personal hygiene terutama saat menstruasi penting untuk mencegah berbagai masalah kesehatan reproduksi yang dapat terjadi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui perbedaan tingkat pengetahuan tentang personal hygiene saat menstruasi antara siswi pesantren dan sekolah negeri. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian analitik observasional dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Penelitian dilakukan di Pondok Pesantren Tarbiyatul Banin Kabupaten Cirebon dan SMP Negeri 1 Talun Kabupaten Cirebon pada bulan Mei 2018. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswi dari sekolah terkait yang sudah mengalami menstruasi. Responden pada penelitian ini dipilih dengan teknik purposive sampling sebanyak 95 orang dari tiap-tiap sekolah. Analisis data dilakukan dengan software Epi Info dengan uji Fisher-exact. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat pengetahuan baik didapatkan pada 96% siswa SMP Negeri, sementara pada siswi Pondok pesantren sebanyak 86%. Dari hasil uji statistik didapatkan perbedaan bermakna antara tingkat pengetahuan siswi pondok pesantren dan siswi SMP Negeri (p<0,05). Terdapat perbedaan yang bermakna mengenai tingkat pengetahuan yang baik pada siswi SMP Negeri dibanding dengan siswi pesantren. Perlu promosi/edukasi kesehatan kepada siswi pesantren agar tingkat pengetahuan mereka tentang personal hygiene saat menstruasi dapat setara dengan siswi SMP Negeri. COMPARISON OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MENSTRUAL HYGIENE BETWEEN  FEMALE STUDENTS IN BOARDING SCHOOL AND REGULAR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN KABUPATEN CIREBONReligious and boarding schools are becoming increasingly common in Indonesia, and knowledge of personal hygiene especially during menstruation is important to prevent reproductive health problems that may occur. The purpose of this study was to know the difference on the level of knowledge about personal hygiene during menstruation between students at private boarding school and government schools. This research is an observational analytic study with cross sectional approach. The research had been conducted at Pondok Pesantren Tarbiyatul Banin, Cirebon district and Junior High School 1 Talun, Cirebon District on May 2018. The population of this study were all female students from related schools who have had experienced of menarche. Respondents in this study were selected by purposive sampling technique 95 people from each school. Data analysis was done with Epi Info software and analyzed by Fisher-exact test. The results showed that good knowledge level was obtained in 86% of private boarding school students, while in government   school students was 96%. There was a significant difference on the level of good knowledge about personal hygiene during menstruation between government junior junior high school students compared to private boarding school students (p<0,05). It is needed to encourage  promotion of health education especially on the knowledge of personal hygiene during menstruation.