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. 2025 May 15:18:2721-2730.
doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S512267. eCollection 2025.

An Interactive Learning to Increase the Knowledge of Sexual and Reproductive Health Among University Students: A Pilot Study in West Java, Indonesia

Puspa Sari  1 , Astuti Dyah Bestari  1 , Neneng Martini  1 , Sefita Aryuti Nirmala  1 , Yan Yan Yasirulhaq  2 , Wira Hartiti  3 , Fida Dewi Ambarsari  3 , Nabila Salsabila  3 , Novelisa Lumbanraja  3 , Imroatul Aflah  3 , Retno Juli Siswantari  3
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An Interactive Learning to Increase the Knowledge of Sexual and Reproductive Health Among University Students: A Pilot Study in West Java, Indonesia

Puspa Sari et al. J Multidiscip Healthc. .

Abstract

Background: Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) problems among university students are still common. One cause of the problem is the need for more SRH information. Undergraduate students are an essential group that must receive sexual and reproductive health education to overcome issues that occur. This study explored the effect of interactive learning in increasing SRH knowledge and related factors.

Methods: The study was conducted on several college students in West Java, Indonesia, from July to November 2024. We provided reproductive health training through interactive media created by the Directorate of Productive Age and Elderly Health, the Ministry of Health. We conducted a quasi-experimental one-group pretest and post-test design. The data was processed using SPSS version 29, and a 95% confidence interval was used to calculate the significance level. The Wilcoxon test was used in bivariate analysis to compare pre- and post-test knowledge scores. Multivariate linear regression was carried out to assess the independent variables that most influence changes in knowledge scores.

Results: Out of 180 undergraduate students participated in this study. Of the respondents, 88.3% were students from non-health faculty, and 11.7% were students from health faculty between the ages of 17 and 22. The knowledge scores after interactive learning increased, with mean±SD= 75.93±73.28 to 77.57±87.33. The results of the Wilcoxon test, with a significance value of p <0.05, showed a significant difference in knowledge scores between before and after training through interactive learning. The linear regression test results found that the field of study was the most influential factor in knowledge score differences, with p=0.045.

Conclusion: Interactive learning increases the knowledge score among university students. The field of study was a significant factor influencing the knowledge scores. Universities are encouraged to provide sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information through interactive learning.

Keywords: health education; knowledge; reproductive health; undergraduate student.

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