THE INFLUENCE OF GIVING HEALTH EDUCATION WITH THE SMART LINK APPLICATION TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF FIRST AID IN STUDENTS OF 1ST STATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL OF GODEAN
Titik Fajriyati Nur K(a*) Maryana (b) R.R Sri Arini W (c)

Yogyakarta Ministry Health Polytechnic Student Department of Nursing

Abstract

Background: Health education of First Aid is essential to learn senior high school students, due to the high number of emergencies at that age. Health education of First Aid is an option to lessen the number of emergencies.
Objective : To identify the influence of health education with the Smart Link application to increase the level of first aid knowledge high school students.
Methods: This research is a Quasi-experimental design with a randomized pre test posttest control group design. The sample in this research was 60 respondents with the purposive sampling technique. The independent variable in this study was health education with Smart Link and the dependent in this research was first aid knowledge for students. Data were collected using a first aid questionnaire and statistical tests were carried out using the Independent T-Test and T-paired Test with a significance value of p = 0.05.
Research Results: There is an effect after given health education with the Smart Link application on the level of first aid knowledge in high school students with a value of p = 0.004. This study shows that health education with the Smart Link application has an influence on the level of first aid knowledge.
Conclusion: There is an effect of health education with the Smart Link application on the level of first aid knowledge senior high schools student.

Keywords: Smart Link, First Aid, Health Education, High School Students

Topic: Nursing and anesthesiology