IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAHABAT REMAJA APPLICATION TO IMPROVE ADOLESCENT GIRLS' KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES ABOUT PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME IN KIARACONDONG BANDUNG
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Abstract
Background: One of the reproductive health issues among adolescents is the lack of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding premenstrual syndrome (PMS), including the concepts of menstruation, PMS, factors influencing PMS, and treatments to reduce PMS symptoms. Therefore, health education innovations are needed, including through Android-based applications, which are innovative media.
Objectives: The goal of this Community Service is to implement health education using the Sahabat Remaja application to improve the knowledge and attitudes of adolescent girls. The solution offered in this community service activity is a community service program.
Method: The activity was a community service that involved the transfer of science and technology through the implementation of the Sahabat Remaja application, an Android-based application on premenstrual syndrome. The activity is carried out by establishing facilitators or youth ambassadors and mentoring the facilitators while providing health education to other adolescents. The community service location is in the Kiaracondong area of Bandung. The activity runs from April to December 2025. The number of partners consists of 15 adolescent girls in the Kiaracondong area who are being trained to become youth ambassadors
Results: There was an increase in knowledge before intervention (mean: 62) to after intervention (mean: 78), and there was an increase in the attitudes of adolescents after community service activities were carried out. The Score mean before intervention was 69,4 and after intervention was 80.
Conclusion: Implementation of the sahabat remaja application can improve adolescent girls' knowledge and attitudes about premenstrual syndrome in Kiaracondong, Bandung
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