Edukasi Kesehatan Reproduksi untuk Meningkatkan Pengetahuan tentang Menstruasi pada Siswi Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Reproductive Health Education to Improve Knowledge about Menstruation among Female Students in Islamic Elementary Schools

Abstract

Adolescent girls encounter more demanding challenges, not only numerous physical and psychological transformations, but also an earlier age at the onset of puberty due to various factors. An appropriate strategy is to provide early puberty-related knowledge support through health promotion programs that engage multiple stakeholders, including schools. This community service activity delivered reproductive health education to 36 schoolgirls at Islamic Elementary School Attarbiyatul Islamiyah Kudus, with the objective of enhancing their knowledge and readiness for puberty. The educational approach combined demonstrations, discussions, games, roleplay, and attractive audiovisual media. Knowledge levels were assessed using questionnaires containing 18 questions on puberty-related topics. The results indicated positive responses, evidenced by the students' participation and enthusiasm. The mean score increased from 65.5 to 74.0, indicating an improvement of 8.5 points. All students (100%) achieved scores above 50 after the intervention, compared with 89% prior to it. This activity highlights that providing reproductive health education from an early age not only enhances knowledge and pubertal readiness but also helps early adolescents in defining body boundaries, thereby protecting them from various forms of sexual violence. Schools are encouraged to play a role by integrating puberty and reproductive health education into both the curriculum and school programs.