Peer educator training program for enhancing knowledge on issues in the growth and development of adolescents and risk behavior problems in Indonesian context
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Article Category: Original Article
Published Online: Oct 25, 2018
Page range: 185 - 191
Received: Dec 26, 2017
Accepted: Feb 02, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fon-2018-0024
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Figure 1
Schedule of the educational training program.
| Session | Description |
|---|---|
| Session 1 | Explaining the program Informed consent of the study Pretest knowledge on issues in growth and development and its risk behavior problems of adolescents (nine domains) |
| Session 2 | Domain 1 : The growth and development Explaining the dimension of growth and development Measuring the height and weight Identifying the secondary sexual development Identifying the psychological aspect during puberty |
| Session 3 | Domain 2: Nutrition Explaining the importance of nutrition for adolescents Discussing issues about stigma of weight among adolescent "size does not matters" Making a balanced menu for adolescents |
| Session 4 | Domain 3: Delinquency Identifying the kind of delinquency Discussing negative impact of delinquency for adolescents Making a rule to prevent delinquency based on school regulation |
| Session 5 | Domain 4: Smoking Identifying the smoking behavior among adolescents Discussing the issues of masculine and feminism in smoking behavior Making a program to free smoking area in schools |
| Session 6 | Domain 5: Reproductive health Explaining the issues in reproductive health among adolescents Having a discussion to make healthy population in reproductive health during puberty Discussing how to be hygienic in menstruation and nocturnal emission Identifying the anatomy of the organ of reproductive system and its function and also the problems during puberty |
| Session 7 | Domain 6: Free sex Identifying the issues of sexual behavior among adolescents Discussing about cultural and social issues in sexual behavior in adolescents Identifying family norms and religion to prevent negative sexual behavior Making a program "say no to free sex" |
| Session 8 | Domain 7: HIV/AIDS Explaining about the HIV/AIDS among adolescents Discussing the program to prevent HIV/AIDS in adolescents |
| Session 9 | Domain 8: Pregnancy What is pregnancy and how it happens? Discussing the impact of pregnancy during adolescence Making a program to family planning in the future |
| Session 10 | Domain 9: Assertive behavior What is the dimension of positive youth development? How we become be assertive in adolescence? Role play to be assertive youth behavior |
| Session 11 | Posttest Closing educational training program |
Comparison of peer councelor knowledge in pre- and post-tests after attending three-week educational intervention. Note: Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The nine components (modules) of the peer councelor trainning subscale consists of 10 items; scores ranged from 0–10, higher the scores, higher the knowledgeable level. Total, sum of nine subscales of the peer councelor; the total scores ranged from 0–90, higher the scores, higher the knowledge level. *P<0.005.
| Pretest ( | Post-test ( | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nine components (modules) of the peer councelor trainning | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | ||
| 1. Growth and development | 4–8 | 6.39(1.15) | 5–10 | 7.65(1.14) | –3.97 | <0.001* |
| 2. Nutrition | 4–8 | 6.13(1.18) | 6–9 | 7.52 (0.77) | –3.96 | <0.001* |
| 3. Deliquency | 4–7 | 5.32(1.19) | 5–10 | 7.26 (1.26) | –4.68 | <0.001* |
| 4. Smoking | 4–9 | 6.19(1.49) | 6–9 | 7.48 (0.93) | –4.40 | <0.001* |
| 5. Reproductive health | 1–6 | 3.19(1.08) | 4–8 | 5.81 (0.98) | –4.92 | <0.001* |
| 6. Free sex | 3–6 | 5.19(0.83) | 4–8 | 6.19(0.98) | –4.49 | <0.001* |
| 7. HIV/AIDs | 4–7 | 5.52 (0.93) | 5–8 | 7.19(0.87) | –4.89 | <0.001* |
| 8. Pregnancy | 1–6 | 3.61 (1.36) | 4–7 | 5.74 (0.97) | –4.66 | <0.001* |
| 9. Assertive behavior | 3–7 | 5.16(1.23) | 5–9 | 7.10(1.27) | –4.84 | <0.001* |
| Total score of nine domains | 37–59 | 46.71 (6.14) | 54–71 | 61.94(4.10) | –4.87 | <0.001* |
Description of educational intervention on issues in growth and development and its risk behavior problems of adolescent modules.
| Domain of knowledge in adolescent health care | Description |
|---|---|
| Growth and development | Adolescent development entails the biological, psychological, and emotional changes that occur in human beings during adolescence |
| Nutrition | For life and the process of growth and development, the human body requires a diverse diet consisting of nutrients, namely carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, water, and fiber in a balanced amount |
| Delinquency | A person's behavior or actions that are not appropriate or prohibited by the norms or provisions that apply in the community or the environment according to age but not violated the rules or provisions of applicable law |
| Smoking | The pattern of tobacco use behavior among adolescents without control |
| Reproductive health | Comprehensive health, including physical, mental, and social aspects, and not just the absence of disease or disorder in all matters relating to the reproductive system, function, and process itself |
| Free sex | Sexual intercourse between men and women without any legal attachment/marriage either religious or legal. Usually based on likes and often change pairs |
| Pregnancy | The occurrence of conception (the inclusion of spermatozoa into the egg/ovum). The result of conception is called a zygote. It develops in the womb until it is born as a baby |
| HIV/AIDS | A collection of symptoms of illness due to a person experiencing immune system deficiency due to damage caused by the HIV |
| Assertive behavior | The ability of teens to express their feelings without having to offend others |