HUBUNGAN DUKUNGAN KELUARGA DENGAN PERILAKU HYGIENE REMAJA SAAT MENGHADAPI MENSTRUASI DI SMP NEGERI 5 KOTA KUPANG

Abstract

Adolescence is a period of transition from children to adulthood where adolescents are undergoing both physical and psychological change. During this period a rapid physical change in the reproductive organs (sexual organs), one of which is the experience of menstruation. When teenage girls have started menstruating, the main thing to consider is hygiene during menstruation (hygiene behavior), so family support is needed to reduce or buffer the effects of stress and teenage hygiene behavior during menstruation. This study was to determine the relationship between family support and Adolescent Hygiene Behavior When Facing Menstruation in Public Junior High School 5 Kupang City. The approach in this research is Cross-Sectional with correlation design. The sampling technique used is simple random sampling and the number of samples is 154 respondents. The statistical test used was the Spearman Rho test. The family support for students in Public Junior High School 5 Kupang City had sufficient family support (79.2 %) and good hygiene behavior (82.5 %). Rho Spearmen results test obtain p value = 0.360 where p> a (0,360> 0.005) so that H1 is rejected, which means there is no relationship between family support with adolescents hygiene behavior when facing menstruation in Public Junior High School 5 Kupang City. Recommendation from this study are expected for families, teachers can still provide and maintain explanations or information to young women about adolescent hygiene behavior when facing menstruation. Keywords: Support, Hygiene Behavior, Adolescents