The Use of Peer Support on Adolescent Health Among Senior High School Students

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The Use of Peer Support on Adolescent Health Among Senior High School Students Elly Dwi Wahyuni1, Junengsih2, Erma Yuliani3 1,2,3 Jakarta III Health Polytehcnique, Jl. Arteri Jorr Jatiwarna, Bekasi, Indonesia ARTICLE INFORMATION A B S T R A C T Article Trace Submission: August, 14, 2019 Final Revision: September 19, 2019 Available online: October 26, 2019 Key Word : : Peer support, Adolescentm Health Contact: asiahmusthofawi@gmail.com Background: Problems related to adolescent reproductive behavior are often rooted in a lack of information, understanding and awareness to achieve reproductive health, so that impacts such as risky sexual behavior in adolescents can arise; therefore, the use of peer supports is very important. Objective: to describe the utilization of peer support of the adolescents in SMA Suluh of South Jakarta in 2019. Method: the research type was descriptive quantitative with crosssectional design. The population was all students in one senior high school with a sample of 100 respondents collected through stratified random sampling. Result: This study showed that most of the students had used peer support (66%), and small part of the respondents did not yet utilize peer support (34%). Most of the respondents who did peer support were teenage girls (72%), living with their parent (68%), having good knowledge (66%), school support (70.3%), and support from health workers (67.8%). Conclusion: Most of the respondents had implemented peer support with support system from self-capacity, family support and support from the school