Hubungan Perilaku Vulva Hygiene dengan Kejadian Pruritus Vulva pada Siswi di SMA Kemala Bhayangkari 1 Medan

Abstract

Vulva pruritus is a disorder characterized by persistent itching in the female genital area, which can cause stinging and uncomfortable conditions. One of the causes of vulva pruritus symptoms is the lack of care in maintaining the hygiene of the vulva area because it is still considered taboo to discuss so that it becomes a health problem that often occurs in adolescent girls. The prevalence of incidence shows that 45% of adolescents in North Sumatra experience vulva hygiene pruritus two or more times and during menstruation, most adolescent girls are often wrong when cleaning the vulva area properly and do not have sufficient knowledge. This study used a cross sectional design. The research sample was X and XI grade adolescent girls totaling 48 people using the lameshow formula with random sampling technique. Data collection using questionnaires and statistical analysis used is chi-square test. The results obtained variables that have a relationship with the incidence of vulva pruritus are knowledge p=0.045 and action p=0.008. The attitude variable does not have a significant relationship with the incidence of vulva pruritusp=0.307. The better the knowledge, the more appropriate and correct the action will be. This study shows that vulva hygiene knowledge and behavior make an important contribution to maintaining the quality of adolescent reproductive organs, one of which is avoiding symptoms of vulva pruritus. The better the vulva hygiene behavior, the more it will prevent and minimize the occurrence of vulva pruritus symptoms, so it is hoped that schoolgirls will increase awareness of the importance of caring for the hygiene of the genital area with routine vulva hygiene actions with proper and correct techniques.