Immaturity in puberty and negative attitudes toward reproductive health among Indonesian adolescents

Susanto, Tantut; Saito, Ruka; Syahrul, Syahrul; Kimura, Rumiko; Tsuda, Akiko; Tabuchi, Noriko; Sugama, Junko

doi:10.1515/ijamh-2016-0051

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“…In contrast, among girls, it was not clear whether access to information on development was related to active RH behavior as mediated by attitudes to RH or vice versa. This findings are similar to those of previous studies reporting that access to information [25] and pubertal development [33] were related to attitudes regarding gender and norms. This may be explained by the availability of resources for the development of adolescent health, and these findings suggest the need to provide health education about the dangers of smoking during adolescent development to minimize risky behavior and encourage positive, balanced attitudes regarding gender and RH norms during puberty based on the social and cultural context of Indonesia.…”

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“…Among boys, it was unclear whether current smoking may have been related to active RH behavior based on access to information on development or vice versa. These findings are similar to those of previous studies that found that smoking and information sources [20] were associated with RH [33]. In contrast, among girls, it was not clear whether access to information on development was related to active RH behavior as mediated by attitudes to RH or vice versa.…”

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Prevalence of factors related to active reproductive health behavior: a cross-sectional study Indonesian adolescent

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OBJECTIVESComplex and diverse factors are related to reproductive health (RH) behavior among adolescents according to the social and cultural context of each countries. This study examined the prevalence of active RH and factors related to active RH behavior among Indonesian adolescents.METHODSA cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,040 of students who were selected through a multi-stage random sampling technique. A self-administered questionnaire was developed, including the World Health Organization Illustrative Questionnaire for Interview-Surveys with Young People, pubertal development scale, and sexual activity scale, modified in accordance to the Indonesian context. The data were analyzed using descriptive and comparative statistics, as well as logistic regression analyses.RESULTSThe prevalence of active RH behavior were more higher in boys (56.6%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 50.6% to 62.6%) than in girls (43.7%; 95% CI, 37.6% to 49.8%). Negative attitudes towards RH were a factor related to active RH behavior in both boys and girls. Smoking and kind relationship envisioned before marriage (pacaran [courtship] and nikah siri [non-registered marriage]) were factors related to active RH behavior in boys; whereas the absence of access to information on substance abuse was an additional factor in girls. Moreover, an interaction was found between access to information on development and smoking (boys) and attitudes on RH (girls) as independent variables associated with active RH behavior.CONCLUSIONSSex education for adolescents in Indonesia, particularly in the context of a health promotion program, should be developed based on prevalent social, cultural, and religious values to prevent active RH behavior. Such programs should focus on the kind of relationship envisioned before marriage and smoking for boys and access to information on subtance abuse for girls.

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“…The ARH short film which is friendly with local wisdom contains ARH material, including: (1) what is adolescent reproductive health; (2) why physical changes occur when entering puberty; (3) why teenagers can menstruate and have wet dreams; (4) why adolescents often change their emotions quickly; (5) what is pregnancy; (6) what is a sexually transmitted disease; (7) what is HIV / AIDS; (8) how does LGBT occur; (9) how to maintain the cleanliness of the reproductive organs; and (10) how the juvenile life is safely accomplished during puberty. 8,20,21 The material in this short film is played by middle school students and is harmonized with the local wisdom culture according to the local social culture.…”

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“…5 Meanwhile, the prevalence of the actual reproductive behavior of adolescents in the Jember Regency is 50.6%, 1 negative response during puberty in 39.0%, and immaturity during adolescent development in 20.3%. 6 This situation relates to the lack of ARH education both in families and schools because the discussion of ARH problems is considered taboo in most families and communities and there is no in-depth knowledge of reproduction problems in adolescents. 7 This challenging condition shows the magnitude of the ARH problem among adolescents who need better role models from their family, community, and school.…”

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Short Film of Adolescent Reproductive Health Based on Friendly of Local Wisdom for Junior High School in Bondowoso

Susanto

Nur

Astuti

2020

J Community Empowerment for Health

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Background: The lack of information and low knowledge for adolescent reproductive health (ARH) have an impact on junior high school (JHS) students during puberty to develop unhealthy reproductive behaviors, such as dating and consumption of pornography through online media. Meanwhile, there are lack of facilities and infrastructure to accommodate the interests and talents of students that are friendly with local wisdom. Therefore, there is needed a partneships program between schools and university to improve student creativity for coaching ARH through empowerment of school environment. Furhermore, the aim of community egagement is to make a short film “healthy ARH” that is friendly to local wisdom to improve life skills of ARH.Method:The crativity of short movie program “healthy ARH” for local wisdom-friendly was conducted for 6 months at JHS 2 and JHS 3 Tamanan, Bondowoso. Among 36 students, 34 parents, and 6 teachers were participated in this program. Student creativity for making a short film was facilitated for promoting and education of ARH. This activities is an independent program from, by, and for students and teachers which are friendly with local wisdom. The series of activities consisted of community school consultations, training for made a short film, education and training for ARH, and monitoring and evaluation of program. Program measurements for students were performed through quantitatively measured for analyzed the differences of knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of ARH, as well as knowledge of HIV at the beginning of month 1, month 3, and month 6 using Chi square test. Whereas the qualitative evaluation was perforemed through focus group discussions (FGD) regarding the perceptions of students and teachers used a short film as ARH promotion media at the end of the program.Hasil:Among 36 students who took part in this program, there were significant differences for ARH of students before and after participating in the “healthy ARH” through short film based on local wisdom-friendly, both in terms of knowledge(X2= 33.6; p<0.001), attitudes(X2= 16.2; p=0.001), behavior(X2= 24.3; p<0.001), andknowledge ofHIV (X2= 11.9;p=0.008). Based on the FGD, the teachers were feel confident for conducting peer counselors using short film education media. These film was easier to educate the student regarding the values and norms of school environment. Meanwhile, students feel comfortable learning ARH from a short film and their interests and talent are facilitated by short film creativity.Kesimpulan:Ashort film “healthy ARH” based local wisdom-friendly program is able to improve the knowledge, attitudes and behavior of ARH, as well as the students' HIV knowledge. This program could be used as a medium for ARH education in schools by integrating with the school health program to improve life skills of ARH.

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“…Adolescents with high reproductive health knowledge exhibit lower negative attitudes toward reproductive health. High knowledge of reproductive health reduces negative attitudes toward reproductive health in both boys and girls [12]. A good attitude will be followed by a positive activity in maintaining reproductive health [13].…”

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Studentsr Knowledge on Adolescent Reproductive Health

Musmiah¹,

Rustaman²,

Saefudin³

2018

Proceedings of the International Conference on Teacher Training and Education 2018 (ICTTE 2018)

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A preliminary study about supplementary book as learning resource on reproductive health was carried out to investigate the profile of students' knowledge on adolescent reproductive health. This study used descriptive quantitative method with the involvement of 154 middle school students from different public schools, namely SMPN 6 Makassar (urban) and SMPN 1 Bontonompo (suburban) based on purposive sampling. The data were collected using an adolescent reproductive health test which was developed based on aspects of knowledge on reproductive health that are important for adolescents according to the National Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN) and a set of adolescent reproductive health information questionnaire. Research results show that their knowledge about adolescence' reproductive health is very poor, girls' knowledge is higher than boys' knowledge. While upper grade students have better knowledge than lower grade, and students' knowledge from urban is higher than those from suburban. Students' knowledge about the reproductive organ structure-function, adolescent growth and development, pregnancy and contraception, disorder aspects on reproductive organs, sexually transmitted diseases, deviant behavior and sexual orientation are very poor. Whereas students' knowledge about social aspects is moderate. All students got information about adolescent reproductive health, mostly from their school teachers (90.26%) and from textbooks (90.26%). The information most likely students eager to know is information about reproductive organ health (51.30%). The result of this study will be used as basis to develop supplementary book about adolescent reproductive health, which then can be used as additional learning resource for middle school students who are in the adolescence age or as teenagers.

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Immaturity in puberty and negative attitudes toward reproductive health among Indonesian adolescents

Abstract: Immaturity and factors that influence negative attitudes toward RH should be explored during puberty. Improving knowledge about RH may help to prevent negative attitudes toward RH, especially for girls in urban areas and boys with smoking habits.

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Prevalence of factors related to active reproductive health behavior: a cross-sectional study Indonesian adolescent

Prevalence of factors related to active reproductive health behavior: a cross-sectional study Indonesian adolescent

Short Film of Adolescent Reproductive Health Based on Friendly of Local Wisdom for Junior High School in Bondowoso

Studentsr Knowledge on Adolescent Reproductive Health

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