Menstruasi adalah pengeluaran secara periodik darah yang berasal dari dinding rahim.

Kebiasaan menjaga kebersihan, termasuk kebersihan organ seksual, merupakan awal dari
usaha menjaga kesehatan secara umum. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui
pengetahuan, sikap dan tindakan remaja putri tentang higienis pada saat menstruasi di SMK
Negeri 8 Medan. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif. Sampel di tarik dengan cara sistematik
random sampling berjumlah 90 orang. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan siswi yang
pengetahuan baik sebesar 38 orang (42,2%), pengetahuan cukup 41 orang (45,6%) dan
pengetahuan kurang 11 orang (12,2%). Untuk sikap baik sebanyak 38 orang (42,2%), sikap
cukup sebanyak 29 orang (32,2%) dan sikap kurang sebanyak 23 orang (25,6%). Untuk
tindakan baik sebanyak 20 orang (22,2%), cukup sebanyak 24 orang (26,7%) dan yang
kurang sebanyak 46 orang (51,1%). Kesimpulan 41 orang (45,6%) pengengetahuan cukup
dan 23 orang (25,6%) sikap baik tetapi 46 orang (51,1%) yang memiliki tindakan kurang.
Disarankan agar pihak sekolah melalui Guru Bimbingan Penyuluhan menerangkan mengenai
higienis saat menstruasi.
 
Menstruation is the periodic vaginal bleeding that occurs with the shedding of the uterine
mucosa is one of the signs of puberty. Menstruation hygiene is the special health care needs
and requirements of womens during monthly menstruation or menstrual cycle. The aims of
this study was to asses the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice of adolescent school
girls about menstruation hygiene in SMK Negeri 8 Medan. The study applied a descriptive,
cross sectional approach, in which 90 students were selected at systematic random sampling.
The result shows 38 students girls (42,2%) had good knowledge, 41 students girls (45,6%)
had enough knowledge, 11 students girls (12,2%) had poor knowledge. 29 students girls
(32,2%) had good attitude, 23 students girls (25,6%) had enough attitude, 20 students girls
(22,2%) had poor attitude. 20 students girls (32,2%) had good practice, 24 students girls
(26,7%) had enough practice, and 46 students girls (51,1%) had poor practice. Conclusion 29
students girls (51,1%) had good attitude and 41 students girls (45,6%) had enough knowledge
but did not had good practice 46 students girls (51,1%). It is suggested for school by teacher
guidance counseling about hygiene menstruation for all adolescent school girls.