The Effect of Snakes and Ladders Game on Adolescent Knowledge Levels about Leucorrhoea for Class VIII atSMP Negeri 1 Sukoharjo Pringsewu Lampung

Abstract

Leucorrhoea is one of Women's Reproductive Health. The problem of Leucorrhoea occurs in adolescents, and it needs more attention. If Leucorrhoea during adolescence is left unchecked, it will cause serious illness. Some women in Indonesia do not know about Leucorrhoea, and they think Leucorrhoea is a common and trivial thing. To determine the snakes and ladders game effect on Leucorrhoea knowledge of the second-years students in SMP Negeri 1 Sukoharjo Pringsewu Lampung. This study was a quasi-experimental design using a pre-post-test with a control group. The sampling technique was carried out using random sampling and obtained 64 respondents. Data were collected through questionnaires. The intervention group's level of knowledge after playing the snake and ladder game treatment increased with a mean of 13.19, median of 13, and SD of 1.38. In contrast, the intervention group in the post-test phase had a mean of 14.63, median of 15, and SD of 1.93. The control group had a mean of 15.03, median of 15, SD of 2.26. At the same time, the control group had a mean of 15.47, median of 15, SD of 2.15. There was an effect of the snake and ladder game on the level of adolescents' knowledge about Leucorrhoea in second years at SMP Negeri 1 Sukoharjo Pringsewu Lampung in the intervention class. The results of this study can be a reference of new teaching methods for adolescents to improve health education.