ABSTRACT:

Introduction: Proper personal hygiene is essential for adolescent girls’ health and well-being. However, many adolescent girls lack knowledge and have negative attitudes towards personal hygiene. Health education using engaging media, such as comics, can be an effective approach to improve knowledge and attitudes in this population.
Objective: This study aims to investigate the effect of health education using comic media on the knowledge and attitudes of adolescent girls towards personal hygiene.
Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-post design. The study involved 75 adolescent girls from Dayah Insan Qur’ani, Sukamakmur District, Aceh Besar Regency. Data on knowledge and attitudes were collected through questionnaires before and after the provision of a health education comic.
Results: The results showed that before the comic intervention, the majority of respondents had poor knowledge (64.6%) and negative attitudes (56.9%) towards personal hygiene. After the intervention, the proportion of respondents with poor knowledge decreased to 55.5%, and most (56.9%) had a positive attitude. Statistical analysis indicated a significant effect of the comic-based health education on both knowledge (p < 0.05) and attitudes (p < 0.05) of the adolescent girls.
Conclusion: Health education using comic media is effective in improving the knowledge and attitudes of adolescent girls towards personal hygiene. This suggests that comics can be a valuable educational tool to promote better personal hygiene practices among adolescent girls.

KEYWORDS:

Health education, Comic media, Knowledge, Attitude, Personal hygien

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