THE EFFECT OF MONITORING EDUCATION ON MENSTRUAL HEALTH AWARENESS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS IN BANTEN

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THE EFFECT OF MONITORING EDUCATION ON MENSTRUAL HEALTH AWARENESS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS IN BANTEN Dora Samaria1* , Theresia2 , Doralita3 1. Faculty of Health Sciences Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Jakarta, Depok 16514, Indonesia 2. Faculty of Nursing Universitas Pelita Harapan, Tangerang 15811, Indonesia 3. Pantai Indah Kapuk Hospital, Jakarta 14460, Indonesia *E-mail: dora.samaria@upnvj.ac.id Abstract Previous studies have shown that female college students have a low awareness of menstrual health. This situation must be resolved to prevent negative effects on their reproductive health. The objective of this study was to identify the effect of menstrual flow monitoring education on menstrual health awareness using lectures, demonstrations, and exercises. The researcher used menstrual flow charts and menstrual calendars as learning media. This study used a quasiexperimental design with only one group pretest and posttest. The sample was made up of 117 female college students from the Economic Education Study Program at University X; the individuals were selected by a purposive sampling technique. The data were analyzed using a paired t-test. There was a significant difference in menstrual health awareness score between pretest and posttest (p= 0.017). The researchers recommend that future study should include the performance of a randomized control trial on a larger population. Keywords: menstrual health awareness, menstrual flow monitoring, education