THE APPLICATION OF PEER EDUCATION MENTORING MODEL REGARDING PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME THROUGH EMPOWERING SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

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Risna Dewi Yanti
Sri Mulyati
Elin Supliyani

Abstract

Background: One of the disorders associated with menstruation is premenstrual syndrome. The important knowledge about premenstrual syndrome for the ability to know the level of premenstrual syndrome who need to handle the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome that experienced. Therefore, efforts are needed to assist adolescents to provide knowledge and form a positive attitude about premenstrual syndrome. Efforts that can be done are to form a peer group (peer group).


Method : This event has planned to do in 12 months. Starting with the formation of a peer education team from the member of SMPN 6 BOGOR red cross teenagers and health cadres of SMPIT Ummul Quro Bogor as Peer Educators as many as 8 people. After that, PMR members and health cadres who have been trained have the opportunity to conduct counseling about pre-premenstrual syndrome independently and the community service team is tasked with observing.The Evaluation of premenstrual syndrome assistance in the form of a pre-test was carried out from the first meeting. Furthermore, at the final stage, a post-test will be carried out.


Results: The results of the pre and post-test evaluations showed that there was an increase in knowledge and a change in attitude to become more positive in dealing with PMS.


Conclusion : Therefore, Peer Education activities on PMS are recommended to be carried out in junior high schools to prepare teenagers to face PMS and as an effort to empower members of the Youth Red Cross and health cadres

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