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Research Paper | Nursing | Indonesia | Volume 8 Issue 2, February 2019

Effectiveness of Peer Tutor in Improving Knowledge about Teenagers Reproductive Health in Religion-Based

Titik Sumiatin | Wahyu Tri Ningsih

Abstract: According to psychological and reproductive development, teenagers curiosity about sexuality is very high. The development of technology and media that supports it must be able to be controlled so that teenagers will not be fallen over to unhealthy sexual behavior. The improvement of general knowledge and religion knowledge regarding reproductive health through peer friends is one of the ways in order to prevent it. However, this research aimed at knowing the effectiveness of peer tutor in improving knowledge about teenagers reproductive health in religion-based. This research was experimental research with Quasi Experimental Design. Population in this research was all of Senior High School students in Tuban Subdistrict area, East Java, Indonesia. Sample total in this research was 16 respondents who were obtained by utilizing proportionate stratified random sampling technique. Then, the collected data was analyzed descriptively and the statistic test that was utilized was Wilcoxon signed Rank test and Mann-Whitney.

Keywords: peer tutor, teenagers reproductive health, religion based

Edition: Volume 8 Issue 2, February 2019,

Pages: 1198 - 1200

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