PENGETAHUAN REMAJA TENTANG KESEHATAN REPRODUKSI DI SMA NEGERI 12 KELAS XII IPA KELURAHAN TANJUNG UMA KECAMATAN LUBUK BAJA

Abstract

Adolescence is a transition between the stages of children and adults whose duration varies depending on socio-cultural factors. Adolescence is also called a period of transition, puberty or a tumultuous change. At this time there are physical changes such as physical appearance such as body shape and body proportions. In addition, there is also a change in physiological function of the maturation of sexual organs, both the development of primary and secondary sexual characteristics. The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge of adolescents about adolescent reproductive health in SMA Negeri 12 Kota Batam in July 2017. In this study the method used is descriptive. Population in this research is a student and student of class XII Science of SMA Negeri 12 Kota Batam and how to get sample data using Total Sampling and sample amounted to 36 people. The data used is the primary data obtained by distributing the questioner to the students. Based on the results of the study obtained the number of respondents good knowledge as many as 33 respondents (91,7%), the number of respondents knowledge enough as much as 5 respondents (8,3%), and the number of respondents less knowledge as much as 0 respondents (0%). The conclusions of this study indicate that the majority of respondents have knowledge about adolescent reproductive health is sufficient. It is expected that the knowledge of adolescents in SMA Negeri 12 Kota Batam can be improved by providing information such as counseling about reproductive health, information media and provide adequate facilities and infrastructure of reading.