The Effect of Health Education about Puberty on Knowledge of Physical Changes in the Early Youth in MTS Al-Ikhwan, Tidore Island

Physical changes are one of the physiological characteristics early adolescents in entering puberty. often a problem for if meaning these leads to negative perceptions. These perceptions require transfer knowledge order provide an understanding physical that occur. One form distribution is through health education. The results 2012 Indonesian Youth Demographic and Health Survey (SDKI-R) Aulia & Antika (2018) stated as many 13.3% young women did not know anything about their during In fact, 47.9% adolescent girls do time This lack when experiencing transition period. period occurs vulnerable puberty adolescents, because experience rapid involve including body size, proportions level self-understanding, especially terms sexual (Pasaribu, Ramayanti Puri). , 2015). study uses quasi-experimental design based on group pre-post test design. research sample entire population (total sampling), which 45 students at MTs Al-Ikhwan Tidore Islands. Data analysis used Wilcoxon test. showed there was effect education Islands with p-value = 0.000. It concluded adolescence. still has weaknesses, however, it hoped obtained can be material other researchers conduct further different designs methods