Pengaruh Promosi Kesehatan tentang Sadari melalui Media Sosial Whatsapp terhadap Perilaku Remaja di SMAN Aek Natas Tahun 2023

Abstract

Breast cancer is one of the most frightening cancers for all women in the world. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) estimates that in 2018 there were nearly 2.1 million new cases of breast cancer and caused more than 627,000 deaths. SADARI is one of the breast cancer detection methods proposed by the American Cancer Society (ACS) and is recommended to be done alone when entering the age of 20 years. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of health promotion through WhatsApp Social Media on adolescent behavior about SADARI at SMAN Aek Natas. This research was conducted at SMAN Aek Natas with Quasi Experimental design. The sample in this study amounted to 57 people using purposive sampling method. The data collected were primary and secondary data. Data were analyzed univariately and bivariately using the Kolmogorov Smirnov test. The results showed that there were differences in the mean knowledge, attitudes, and actions of respondents before and after the intervention. There is an influence between knowledge (p value 0.001), attitude (p value 0.000), and action (p value 0.000) of respondents before and after being given SADARI intervention through WhatsApp. It is expected that SMAN Aek Natas can provide education to students about SADARI behavior in breast cancer prevention