Previous studies have shown that female college students have a low awareness of menstrual health. This situation must be resolved to prevent negative effects on their reproductive health. The objective of this study was to identify the effect of menstrual flow monitoring education on menstrual health awareness using lectures, demonstrations, and exercises. The researcher used menstrual flow charts and menstrual calendars as learning media. This study used a quasiexperimental design with only one group pretest and posttest. The sample was made up of 117 female college students from the Economic Education Study Program at University X; the individuals were selected by a purposive sampling technique. The data were analyzed using a paired t-test. There was a significant difference in menstrual health awareness score between pretest and posttest (p= 0.017). The researchers recommend that future study should include the performance of a randomized control trial on a larger population.

Introduction: Female population 10 to 24 years old occupied almost in 30% of total female population. Female students as one of this subpopulations fall in the late adolescent age and experience a menstrual cycle. It is possible that some of them experience irregular menstrual cycles and have menstrual health issues such as premenstrual syndrome. Lack of early health education in this regard can result difficulty in early detection of menstrual abnormalities and it may develop into a serious reproductive organ disorder that continues into adulthood. Objective: This study aimed to identify the effect of menstrual flow monitoring (MFM) on the knowledge and attitudes related to menstrual health through lectures, demonstrations, and exercise methods, using the menstrual flow chart (MFC) and the menstrual calendar (MC) during sessions. Metode:  This study design was quasi-experimental with only one group pretest and posttest. The subjects were 117 female students from the Teacher College of Economics Study Program who were selected by purposive sampling method. The data collected were processed using paired t-test. Data analysis revealed significant increase in the mean score of pretest to second posttest on the variables knowledge (p = 0.006) and attitude (p = 0.000). Result: This study results emphasize the need for further randomized control trial studies aimed at a larger population to disclose more relevant findings.

Adolescent females who had their menarche experience cognitive and psychological development. In that period, it takes adolescents’ awareness of menstrual health in order to behave appropriately and maintains the quality of health. This study aims to identify the correlation between menarcheal age and menstrual health awareness. This research used cross-sectional design done to 117 female students of Economic Education Study Program in Universitas Pelita Harapan from October to November 2017. This research used purposive sampling method. Data were analyzed using Spearman Correlation Test. The results showed that there was a significant correlation between menarcheal age and menstrual health awareness. It can be concluded that adolescents female who had their menarche at normal age (12-14 years) had increased menstrual health awareness. It is recommended for future research to use quasi-experimental or randomized controlled trial study on larger sample size.

Previous studies have shown that female college students have a low awareness of menstrual health. This situation must be resolved to prevent negative effects on their reproductive health. The objective of this study was to identify the effect of menstrual flow monitoring education on menstrual health awareness using lectures, demonstrations, and exercises. The researcher used menstrual flow charts and menstrual calendars as learning media. This study used a quasiexperimental design with only one group pretest and posttest. The sample was made up of 117 female college students from the Economic Education Study Program at University X; the individuals were selected by a purposive sampling technique. The data were analyzed using a paired t-test. There was a significant difference in menstrual health awareness score between pretest and posttest (p= 0.017). The researchers recommend that future study should include the performance of a randomized control trial on a larger population.