PERBANDINGAN PENGETAHUAN DAN PERILAKU PENCEGAHAN KEPUTIHAN PADA MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI AGROTEKNOLOGI DENGAN PROGRAM STUDI EKONOMI MANAJEMEN DI UNIVERSITAS TADULAKO

COMPARISON BETWEEN THE KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOR OF LEUCORRHEA PREVENTION OF STUDENTS IN AGROTECHNOLOGY WITH MANAGEMENT ECONOMICS STUDY PROGRAM
AT TADULAKO UNIVERSITY

Ni Made Intan Pariwara*, I Putu Fery Immanuel White**., Ketut Suarayasa***.,
Asrawati Sofyan****
*Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, Tadulako University
**Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Tadulako University
***Department of Public Health Sciences-Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tadulako University
****Department of Skin and Venereal disease, Faculty of Medicine, Tadulako University

ABSTRACT
Background: The reproductive organs are sensitive organs and require special care. Leucorrhoea is often complained of by young women as a reproductive health problem. Indonesia, which has a tropical climate, causes around 90% of Indonesian young women to experience vaginal discharge and the most dominant cause of vaginal discharge is unhealthy behavior in maintaining the cleanliness of the external genitalia.
Objective: To compare the knowledge and behavior of leucorrhoea prevention among students from the Agrotechnology study program and the Management Economics study program.
Method: This research used a Quantitative-Comparative research design, using a cross-sectional approach. The sampling technique used simple random sampling using the Taro Yamane formula and obtained 78 samples from Agrotechnology Study Program students and 78 Management Economics Study Program students. Data were obtained using a questionnaire and analyzed using the Mann Whitney test.
Findings: Based on the results of data analysis there was no difference in knowledge of leucorrhoea prevention between students of the Agrotechnology study program and Management Economics study program with a value of p=0.882. There was no difference in leucorrhoea prevention behavior between students of the Agrotechnology study program and Management Economics study program with a value of p=0.814.
Conclusion: There is no difference in knowledge of leucorrhoea prevention among students from the Agrotechnology study program and Management Economics study program. There is no difference in leucorrhoea prevention behavior among students of the Agrotechnology study program and Management Economics study program
Keywords: Leucorrhea, Knowledge, Behavior, Reproductive health