Batam, (May 3) Cita Sehat successfully held Care For Teens, a health education program at SMPN 58 Batam
The activity, which was attended by 100 male & female students from SMPN 58 Batam, focused on health, particularly reproductive health in adolescents. It is our hope that this program will be able to become the early step in making young generation a healthier generation.
In the Care For Teens program, in addition to the education of reproductive health, Kak Rozyana, as a resource person, also introduced three kind of body fluids to students, which is blood, urine, and semen.
“Care For Teens is one of several activities that we believe can reduce stunting cases in Indonesia”. – Ali Mujianto, Cita Sehat’s Director
The students seemed enthusiastic to listen and come forward to practice how to introduce liquids and also how to apply sanitary pads for women.
The event then concluded with the presentation of award certificates and door prizes for the students.
Reproductive Health Education for Teens
After the opening, the event continued with a presentation on the importance of Teenager reproductive health awareness, understanding puberty, and things to do to handle puberty.
Teens’ reproductive health is a state of physical, mental, and social well-being related to reproductive functions, systems, and processes. It’s important for teens to know about reproductive health so they have the right understanding of it, minimize the risk of sexually transmitted diseases during adolescence, and help teens understand the consequences of their actions, thereby encouraging responsible behavior.
The program’s material also provides information related to puberty in Teenage girls, which is characterized by 1) breast growth, 2) the onset of menstruation, 3) hair growth, and 4) changes in the skin and face. It also covers the condition for Teenage boys, which is characterized by 1) voice changes, 2) wet dreams, and 3) hair growth.
The speaker also emphasized the importance of maintaining reproductive organ hygiene, living a healthy lifestyle such as taking iron supplements for teenage girls, managing emotions, and avoiding risky behaviors such as dating.
By maintaining good hygiene, a healthy lifestyle, managing emotions, and maintaining good relationships, healthy friends can get through this phase with more confidence and be ready to enter adulthood.
“We appreciate the activities organized at this school. Considering that it is necessary to revitalize education on teenage reproductive health in order to avoid behaviors that lead to promiscuity, sexual crimes, and sexual deviance.”
Editorial : Harini T
