Female Santri's Knowledge of Menstrual Health in the Pesantren Environment: A Descriptive Study at Al-Mustaqim Islamic Boarding School, Lawang

Abstract

Background: Good knowledge about menstruation is essential for teenage girls to help them maintain reproductive health and keep up with personal hygiene. Though in a place such as a pesantren, the sources of information about menstrual health appear to be very limited, and, to a large extent, the topic is still treated as a taboo matter to be talked about.

Objective: The research given is a survey designed to find out the increase in female students' knowledge of menstrual health after education from health students.

Methods: The main focus of this study is a quantitative descriptive approach that deals with comparing results from the pre-test and post-test. The sampling technique that was used is quota sampling, and it involved 29 female santri representing different education levels at the Al-Mustaqim Islamic Boarding School, Lawang. The instrument was a closed questionnaire consisting of 20 questions, which were administered before and after the education session. Analysis of the data was conducted in a descriptive manner by determining the average score and the distribution of the knowledge categories.

Results: The mean score of the pre-test was 54 and then increased to 62 in the post-test. The number of students in the good knowledge category increased from 5 to 12, while the low category decreased from 9 to 4.

Conclusion: The knowledge improvement of the female students on menstrual health after education provided by university students has been proven. Interactive and context-based counseling is a very suitable method of introducing the concepts of adolescent health literacy in the pesantren environment.