Analysis of Unhealthy Behavior Towards Personal Hygiene during Menstruation in Kaili Da'a Ethnic Adolescents, Kalora Village, Sigi Regency

Abstract

Introduction: The Kaili Da'a ethnic group, who live in the Gawalise Mountains, Kalora village, are lagging behind in modern development because they are in a remote mountainous area. This results in limited information and inadequate access to sanitation facilities.

Objectives: This research is to explore and explore the description of unhealthy behavior regarding Personal Hygiene during menstruation among teenagers of the Kaili Da'a ethnicity in Kalora village, Sigi Regency.

Methods: This type of qualitative research uses a rapid ethnographic approach. The technique for determining informants was snowball sampling with a total of 19 informants, consisting of 9 informants for teenage girls aged 10-19 years, 9 informants for mothers of teenage girls and 1 initial informant, namely an elder in Kalora village.

Results: This research is about unhealthy behavior regarding personal hygiene during menstruation in Kalora village which is motivated by social determinants of health. Adolescent girls' knowledge about personal hygiene during menstruation is limited to information from their parents. Menstruation is considered private and taboo by the people of Kalora village. The role of the family and government in providing support is not optimal. Sanitary napkins are not a basic need for women and are considered uneconomical. Sanitation facilities are inadequate, namely still using public toilets that are not well maintained and defecating in any place.

Conclusions: That the personal hygiene behavior of young women of Kaili Da'a ethnicity when experiencing menstruation in Kalora village is still very minimal, this is due to the lack of health facilities and information regarding personal hygiene during menstruation. Therefore, it is hoped that there will be serious efforts made by the government in terms of fulfilling the need for adequate hygiene facilities as well as serious efforts by health workers regarding the need for proper education about personal hygiene during menstruation, especially for specific targets, namely young women of the Kaili Da'a ethnic group.