Factors Affecting Symptoms of Pruritus Vulva among Female Students in South Jakarta, Indonesia
Eugienia Violita (a), Narila Mutia Nasir (a*)

a) Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia *narilamutia[at]uinjkt.ac.id

Abstract

Pruritus vulvae are itching in the female genital area and it can impact on women health but it is often ignored. This study was aimed to investigate the pruritus vulvae symptoms and the risk factors associated with these symptoms in female students in South Jakarta, Indonesia. In this research, we used a cross-sectional study design. The population of study was female students of junior and senior high school in Yayasan Putra Satria, South Jakarta. We selected 147 respondents as a sample using a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected during May-June 2022 using questionnaire which conducted at the school. The data were statistically analyzed using a chi-square test. This study found that 39.5% of the students experienced pruritus vulvae symptoms. The factors that significantly related to pruritus vulvae symptoms were vulva hygiene behavior (p-value = 0,000), knowledge (p-value = 0,003), exposure to information (p-value = 0,014) and home cleaning facilities (p-value = 0,038). In addition, there was no associated between using feminine hygiene soap with pruritus vulvae symptoms. The proportion of pruritus vulvae in female students was quite high. Providing education at school about how to maintain the cleanliness of the feminine area might be beneficial to reduce the frequency of pruritus vulva symptoms. Further research is needed to find the main risk factors of pruritus vulvae symptoms among female students.

Keywords: Pruritus Vulvae, Risk Factors, Female Students

Topic: Public Health and Global Health