Background: Adolescents at the age of 13-20 years begin to recognize the opposite sex and there is a desire to fulfill their sexual needs, so that it can cause unwanted pregnancy. The prevalence of unwanted pregnancies in the world in 2012 was 85%. So the need for health promotion in schools is necessary.
Objective: To determine the effect of health promotion on unwanted pregnancy on the level of knowledge and attitudes of adolescents at Sandika High School. Method: This study used the one group pretest-posttest design with Pre Experimental Design technique, the number of samples was 84 respondents with the Cluster Random Sampling technique. Bivariate analysis uses the Wilcoxon Test.
Results: The number of respondents was more than 17 years old 41 (48,8%), male gender 42 (50,0%) dan female 42 (50,0%) responden. Level of knowledge of adolescents before health promotion more knowledge level both 53 (63,1%) and after health promotion more the level of good knowledge as much as 73 (86,9%) respondents, more attitudes of adolescents before being given moderate attitude health promotion as many as 49 (58,3%) respondents and after being given health promotion more moderate attitudes as many as 64 (76,2 %) respondents. the influence of the level of knowledge before and after health promotion with a p value = 0.001, which means that there is an effect of health promotion about unwanted pregnancy on the level of knowledge of adolescents There are attitudinal influences before and after health promotion with p value = 0.001 which means there is an influence about unwanted pregnancy towards adolescent attitudes.
Suggestion: Hold collaboration with health centers in improving the system of adolescent reproductive system healt
