Vaginal discharge, commonly
known as leucorrhea, is a physiological condition which happens in female
reproductive periods. More than 75% women have experience leucorrhea during
their lifetime and 45% of them have recurrent condition. Nowadays, a much
greater number of young people suffer from leucorrhea which hinders their ability to grow and
develop to their full potential. Many people are still ignorant and unaware of prevent
leucorrhea which threats their health not only for recent time but also for
the future. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used with cluster sampling of
164 school-age girls taken from government school of Jatinangor on June 2013. The data of knowledge
about leucorrhea on school-age girls, their attitude and practice regarding the
prevention of leucorrhea were collected by using questionnaires which have been
tested and validated. Based on the questionnaire, the results show that
school-age girl’s
knowledge about leucorrhoea is low. The attitudes and practice regarding the
prevention issue and the management about leucorrhoea are good. The conclusion in this
study is that respondents lack knowledge about leucorrhea while they have a good attitude and do good practices regarding
the prevention of leucorrhea diseases. Based on the results in this study, health
workers are recommended to educate school-age girls
about features, physiological and pathological causes, prevention, and
management of leucorrhea.
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Rakhmilla, L. E. , Fah, L. I. , Sofiatin, Y. , Widjadjakusuma, A. and Rosyada, N. A. (2016). Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice about Vaginal Discharge on School-Age Girls in Jatinangor Senior High School. Open Access Library Journal, 3, e3130. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1103130.
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