Penyuluhan Tentang Kesehatan Reproduksi Terhadap Sikap Menghadapi Menopause

Abstract

Background: Along with increasing age, many processes of development and growth in humans. The changes are
most common in women because of the aging process called pre-menopausal phase. Three out of ten women aged
40-50 years old in the village Awu-awu, Ngombol, Purworejo said irregular menstruation, two women said regular
menstrual but the blood loss was reduced and they do not know the process they are experiencing is physiological.
Objective: To determine the effect of counseling on reproductive health to the attitude faced of menopause in
women aged 40-50 years old in the village awu-awu, Ngombol, Kab Purworejo
Methods: This research uses experimental methods to do intervention form of counseling on reproductive health.
Total population 54 women aged 40-50 years and all were taken as samples.
Results: A positive attitude to faced menopausal women aged 40-50 years old were given counseling before and
after as many as 53.7% are educated as much as 81.5%. This is an increase of women who have a positive attitude
as much as 27.8%
Conclusion: There is the influence of education on reproductive health to the attitude of facing menopause in
women aged 40-50 years old.
Keywords: Education, Attitude, Menopause