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ABSTRACT

Background: Nowadays, the goal of The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to improve maternal health is one of the priorities of many countries. The Indonesian Government, by the National Family Planning Board (BKKBN), has followed up by monitoring and evaluating programs which is realized by providing technical guidance resilience in young people through Generation Planning program and developing Pusat Infomasi dan Konsultasi Remaja dan/atau Mahasiswa (PIK

KRR/MThe solutions to improve the role of peer counselors are increasing the capacity of knowledge, attitudes, and skills through the training of peer counselors. Objective:

To determine the effects of peer counselor training on knowledge, attitudes, and skills of PIK-KRM board in Faculty of Health, University of Muhammadiyah Malang. Methods:

The study was a Quasi - experiment with methods of pre-test and post-test

nonequivalent control group. Participants of this study are the board of PIK KRM amount 80 students as sampling Statistical test will be used to determine the measurement of knowledge, attitudes and skills between before and after treatment was with paired t – test, independent sample t-test, simple linear

regression

Results:

Results of independent t test showed a significance value of P < 0.05 means that there is a difference Ho rejected scores of knowledge, attitude and skills of PIK KRR/M board at the time of post-test, between control and treatment groups. Conclusion:

Training peer counselors can improve knowledge, attitudes and skills of PIK KRR/M board in order to do the peer counseling about TRIAD KRR (seksuality,HIV/AIDS,Drug). Keywords: peer counselors, knowledge, attitudes, skills, training, PIK-KRM board, reproductive health students.