ADOLESCENT’S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ABORTION

Poltekkes Kemenkes Yogyakarta

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Results of a reproductive health survey by the Development Planning Agency at Sub-National Level in Yogyakarta showed that teenage pregnancies that are caused by sexual intercourse reached 10,53% and all teenage pregnancies ended up in abortion. It is obvious that the knowledge that related to abortion is very important in preventing teenage deviant behavior. The purpose of this study was done in order to found out the level of knowledge about abortion towards the 10th-grade students of Bina Harapan Sleman Vocational High School in 2018. This research was descriptive research with the cross�sectional design. This research was conducted on February-July 2018. The subjects were 65 students who were taken by total sampling technique. Measurement of knowledge level used questionnaire. Analysis of univariate data by calculating percentages. Results of this study was the level of knowledge about abortion in adolescents at 10th-grade of Bina Harapan Sleman Vocational High School was a mostly adequate category (48,4%). Mostly adolescents was male (75,8%), aged more than 15 years (71%) and got more information from school (35,5%). Male adolescents had better knowledge of female adolescents (8,5%), adolescent’s aged more than 15 years had better knowledge (9,1%), adolescents were got information from health workers (11,8%) and electronic media (20%) had better knowledge. The level of knowledge about adolescents in 10th-grade students of Bina Harapan Sleman Vocational High School was adequate category.