Analysis of Behavioral Predispositive Factors of Adolescent Women Towards Vaginal Discharge Phenomenon: A Case Study of Senior High School 1 Karangan, Trenggalek Regency

Abstract

Adolescence as a period of transition from childhood to adulthood is closely related to physical, hormonal, and psychological changes. Adolescence or puberty in girls is marked by menstruation, so it is important for adolescents to maintain and care for their reproductive health, especially the external genitalia. This study aims to determine the influence of predisposing behavioral factors such as knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of the behavior of adolescent girls in dealing with the phenomenon of vaginal discharge. This research is a non-experimental study with a cross-sectional design that examines 90 female adolescent respondents at Senior High School 1 Karangan. The predisposing behavioral factors experienced by young women in Senior High School 1 Karangan towards the prevention and treatment of pathological vaginal discharge are 1) knowledge, 2) perception, and 3) attitude.

The relationship between level of knowledge and vaginal discharge prevention behavior for nursing student

“…The age range of a woman experiencing vaginal discharge is 16-24 years (6) . In our study, the highest prevalence of participants had age 18 years old, which is the normal range for vaginal discharge, the findings of the current study are in contrast with the study conducted by Deniati (21) which stated that adolescents aged 16-19 years old experienced the most vaginal discharge, adolescents are more at risk of experiencing vaginal discharge that is caused by infectious and non-infectious factors. An early symptom of most reproductive system disorders is abnormal vaginal discharge, which may be physiological or pathological (22) .…”