Development of a Booklet as a Media for Reproductive Health Education in Blind Adolescents

Abstract: Reproductive health education is crucial for blind adolescents, because physiologically blind adolescents experience the normal development of the reproductive system, function, and process. The booklet was chosen as a media for reproductive health education for blind adolescents, because it is a printed media that can accommodate large amounts of text and pictures, and considering that Braille letters take 1½ – 2 times larger space compared to usual letters. This study aims to develop a booklet as a reproductive health education medium for blind adolescents. The research was done using a qualitative method in the DIY Resource Center IX and the Islamic Blind Welfare Foundation (Yaketunis) Yogyakarta. The subjects of this study were the practitioners of education printed media for blind people, teachers of blind adolescents, and blind adolescents. The instruments of this research included in-depth interview guidelines, FGD (focus group discussion) guidelines, and a blueprint booklet. The booklet development includes determining the objectives – which is increasing the adolescent's reproductive health knowledge-, arranging the materials of reproductive health for the booklet, and determining the basic commodities for the booklet. The basic commodities used in making this booklet are 160 grams HVS paper measuring 11.5 X 12 inch2 for text and 0.15 cm mica plastic for pictures. The 3-dimensional forms of human reproductive organs were illustrated by two to three 2-dimensional pictures from different perspectives. Texts were printed using a Braille printer and pictures made of thermoform. The booklet consists of 27 pages with Rp. 48.000,00 constant costs and Rp. 13.750,00 variable costs. From this research, it can be concluded that the booklet is developable as education media of reproductive health for blind adolescents. The basic commodities used are 160 grams of HVS paper measuring 11.5 X 12 inch2 and 0.15 mm mica plastic.
keyword: booklet, reproductive health, blind adolescent

Author: Private Lutfi Ghazali

Published on : JKKI Vol.1 No. April 1, 2009