THE INFLUENCE OF HEALTH EDUCATION USING WORD SQUARE MEDIA ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES OF ADOLESCENTS REGARDING THE RISK FACTORS OF DIABETES MELLITUS AT SMK NEGERI 1 SAMARINDA

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus is a condition in which the body, especially the pancreas, has difficulty in utilizing and producing sufficient insulin. The mortality rate of Diabetes Mellitus is caused by one of the behaviors in youth with an unhealthy lifestyle. Diabetes Mellitus does not only occur in adulthood, but can also occur in adolescence. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of health education through Word Square media on the knowledge and attitudes of adolescents about the risk factors for Diabetes Mellitus at SMK Negeri 1 Samarinda. This study is a quantitative study using one group pretest-posttest design. The population in this study was class X with a total of 438 students. The sample used came from an affordable population, namely the Tourism Service Business Department with a total of 73 students using the Total Sampling technique. Data analysis used in both variables was the Wilcoxon test. The results of the univariate analysis showed the results of identifying students' knowledge who had a good knowledge category during the Pre-test as many as 38 students (52.1%), then during the Post-test, 61 students (83.6&) had a good knowledge category. The results of the attitude identification obtained students who had a good attitude category at the time of the Pre-test were 17 students (23.3%), then at the time of the Post-test were 54 students (74.0%). The results of the bivariate analysis showed that there was an influence before and after being given health education using word square media on the knowledge and attitudes of respondents with a knowledge ρ-value of 0.000 and an attitude ρ-value of 0.000. There is an influence of health education with word square media on the knowledge and attitudes of adolescents about the risk factors for Diabetes Mellitus at SMK Negeri 1 Samarinda.