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Adolescent girls are very susceptible to infections of the reproductive organs, this happens due to a lack of behavior in maintaining personal hygiene, especially during menstruation. Hygienic behavior during menstruation will not just happen, but is a learned process because individuals understand the positive or negative impact of a behavior related to the state of menstruation. This research is a quantitative descriptive study with a purpose. This research was conducted at SMAN 1 Sutera, Pesisir Selatan Regency, which was conducted in July 2021. The population in this study were all 644 students of SMAN 1 Sutera, Pesisir Selatan Regency. The sample in this study were 386 people who were taken by total sampling technique. Data was collected by filling out a questionnaire. Data analysis will be carried out univariately. The results of this study indicate that out of 386 respondents, most respondents have sufficient knowledge of 246 respondents (63.7%) about menstruation and most respondents have a positive attitude as many as 211 respondents (54.7%) during menstruation. The results showed that most of the respondents still had sufficient knowledge and positive attitudes about menstruation. For this
reason, the school can conduct a series of counseling and counseling activities for adolescents about menstruation to increase adolescents' understanding and knowledge about menstruation.