THE RELATIONSHIP OF TEENAGER KNOWLEDGE LEVEL ABOUT HIV/AIDS WITH HIV/AIDS PREVENTION BEHAVIOR DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AT SMA KARTINI, BATAM CITY

HIV continues to be a major global public health problem. A person infected with HIV will experience a gradual decline in immunity and will develop AIDS. The highest rates of HIV-infected cases were reported in the age groups of 25-49 years and 20-24 years. However, there is a surprising fact about the 15-19 year old group which is a group of teenagers. The risk of HIV infection in teenagers is caused by several factors. One of these factors is the level of knowledge. Teenager knowledge about free sex and HIV/AIDS transmission is still low. Based on data obtained from the P2P Division report of the Batam City Health Office, HIV cases has decreased compared to 2020 as many as 541 cases to 484 cases in 2021 with the largest distribution of cases in the Lubuk Baja District area with 245 HIV sufferers. The Covid-19 pandemic has hampered efforts to control disease, including controlling HIV/AIDS, especially in Batam City, including educational activities related to HIV/AIDS, which have stalled due to restrictions on mobility. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge of teenagers about HIV/AIDS with HIV/AIDS preventive behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic at SMAS Kartini, Batam City. This type of correlation research with cross sectional approach. Data were obtained from distributing questionnaires to students of SMA Kartini City, Batam aged 15-18 years, totaling 74 samples. The results showed that 36 respondents with good knowledge had good behavior in preventing HIV/AIDS transmission, 35 respondents (97.2%) and 1 respondent (2.8%). There are 29 respondents with sufficient knowledge, namely 28 respondents (96.5%) who behave well in preventing HIV/AIDS transmission and 1 respondent (3.5%). Lack of knowledge of 9 respondents, namely those who behave well in preventing the transmission of HIV/AIDS. There is no significant relationship between the level of knowledge and prevention behavior (p=1,000). In conclusion, there is no relationship between the level of knowledge of teenagers about HIV/AIDS with HIV/AIDS prevention behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic at SMAS Kartini, Batam City, in the 2021-2022 academic year

EDUKASI KESEHATAN TENTANG MANAJEMEN KEBERSIHAN MENSTRUASI PADA REMAJA PUTRI SEBAGAI PENERAPAN PERILAKU PERSONAL HYGIENE

Adolescent girls need adequate information regarding welcoming the arrival of the first menstruation. This is so that young women do not experience fear when their first menstruation arrives. Information is needed so that young women can respond to the arrival of their first menstruation in a calm and comfortable manner. On the other hand, many women and girls experience difficulties in managing their menstrual hygiene, which has an impact on hygiene, health and well-being and thus affects progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals for gender equality. Information related to Menstrual Hygiene Management is needed by young women to maintain their reproductive health. Poor knowledge affects bad behavior as well. Therefore, information on Menstrual Hygiene Management is needed by young women to improve their hygiene, health, and well-being. In an effort to increase the knowledge of young women about Menstrual Hygiene Management, community service activities in the form of health counseling were carried out online through the Zoom Cloud Meeting on July 21, 2022, which was attended by 36 young women with an age range of 14-22 years old. Community service activities went well and smoothly, marked by the high enthusiasm of the participants during the session of providing material and question and answer related to Menstrual Hygiene Management. The benefits obtained by the participants in this activity are that the participants gain increased knowledge related to Menstrual Hygiene Management which can be used to maintain their own cleanliness