PENGARUH PENGETAHUAN TERHADAP PERILAKU PEMERIKSAAN PAYUDARA SENDIRI (SADARI) PADA REMAJA PUTRI DI SMKN 3 MUARO JAMBI

Abstract

Cancer is one of the public health problems that is a concern worldwide. This cancer can cause death and increases every year as a result of aging, population growth, and a lifestyle that is at risk of cancer. One of the most common cancers in women is breast cancer. Breast cancer is one of the most common conditions of abnormal cell growth in humans, which is caused by a western lifestyle such as consuming high-calorie foods rich in fat and animal protein and lack of physical exercise. Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that forms from breast cells that grow and develop uncontrollably. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of knowledge on the behavior of breast self-examination (SADARI) of adolescent girls at SMKN 3 Muaro Jambi. This research method is quantitative with a sampling technique, namely total sampling. The results of this study were obtained the level of pre-test knowledge of respondents in the good category 21.7%, sufficient 45.7%, lacking 32.6%. The results of the level of knowledge of respondents post-test in the good category 69.6, sufficient 30.4%. The Wilcoxon test results obtained a p value of 0.000, so the conclusion in this study is that there is an influence of knowledge on the behavior of self-breast examination (SADARI) of female adolescents at SMKN 3 Muaro Jambi.

Keywords : The Influence of Knowledge, Behavior, SADARI,, Adolescent Girls.