Overview of Knowledge About Gastritis Disease in Adolescents at SMAN 3 Tuban

Abstract

Gastritis is a stomach disease that can attack at any age in developing countries and in developed countries it is mostly found in teenagers. The number of gastritis sufferers is between men and women, it turns out that gastritis occurs more often in women than men. Gastritis worldwide affects more than 1.7 billion. The aim of this research was to determine the description of knowledge about gastritis in adolescents at SMAN 3 Tuban. Descriptive research design with a cross-sectional approach. The research population was all 11th grade teenagers at SMAN 3 Tuban, totaling 252 teenagers, with a sample size of 155 teenagers. The sampling technique used is Simple Random Sampling. The research variable is a description of knowledge about gastritis in adolescents. The method for collecting data is by distributing questionnaires using Google Form and then processing the data using the SPSS application to see the percentage of research data. The results showed that most (59%) teenagers were 17 years old, while the majority (62%) were female. Almost all of the teenagers at SMAN 3 Tuban had good knowledge, 118 people (76%) about gastritis. Almost all of those with good knowledge (85%) are 18 years old, and almost all of those with good knowledge (83%) are male. This shows that students' knowledge about gastritis at SMAN 3 Tuban shows that they have a good understanding of gastritis. With proper knowledge about gastritis, teenagers can be more aware of the causes and risk factors for this disease, such as consumption of spicy and sour foods, irregular eating habits, stress, and use of certain medications. This helps them take effective preventive measures. It is hoped that teenagers can apply the knowledge they have by living a healthy lifestyle and seeking information about gastritis through good and correct media to prevent and increase information about gastritis.