ADOLESCENT HEALTH COUNSELLING IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH CARE SERVICE PROGRAM OF 4 ULU PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PALEMBANG

Abstract

Adolescents who are unable to solve their problem tend to have deviated behavior, so teenagers need guidance and counselling. Counselling is one of the main activities in PKPR’s program which iniciated by health ministry to help their problems solving. This study is aimed to describe the implementation of adolescent health counselling in adolescent health care service program of public health care. The research used qualitative method with 20 informant, consisting two person of program organizer, manager of public health care, twelve students, two principals, one teacher, manager of PKPR program from health official, and one trained attendant PKPR. Primary data was taken by in-depth interviews on program organizer, manager of public health care, principal, and teacher. Then, focus group discussion on students, observation non-participants, and document review in BP and KIA’s care. Counselling care in PKPR has not implementated like health ministry concept because officers not understanding yet counseling techniques and it does not have room for teens. Then, cause lack of fund, still doing conventional socialization which done one of year in school with the result this service is not famous in adolescent circle. Adolescent health counselling in public health care has not implementated. Should do training of trainner and use of social media to keep on maximized the socialization frequency about counselling service.