EFFECTIVENESS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARD ON ADOLESCENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRIAD KRR

Background: Adolescence is a transition period from childhood to adulthood. Adolescents' physical and psychological changes develop in line with their curiosity about the changes they are experiencing. The changes experienced by teenagers will not be a nuisance if teenagers understand the changes that occur in their bodies. In connection with changes in adolescents, the problem that often occurs is the Three Basic Threats to Adolescent Reproductive Health (TRIAD KRR). Objective: The aim of the research was to determine the effectiveness of the Reproductive health card on adolescents' understanding of TRIAD KRR. Method: This research design was quasi-experimental with one group pre-test and post-test design. In this study, research subjects were first given a questionnaire as a pretest to determine students' initial understanding before being given education about TRIAD KRR using a reproductive health card. After the pre-test, the students were then given education about TRIAD KRR using a reproductive health card. Next, the students were given a final test (posttest) to find out the extent of their understanding of TRIAD KRR using a reproductive health card. Results: The results of the study showed that there was an increase in students' understanding of TRIAD KRR after being given reproductive health card educational media. Conclusion: Reproductive health card educational media has an impact on increasing students' understanding of TRIAD KRR. The Wilcoxon test obtained a value of p = 0.002 (p<0.05), statistically confirming that educational media has a better impact.