Workplace reproductive health cadre training for female garment workers: Changes in knowledge, attitudes, and skills

Meti Patimah; Yuliani Setyaningsih; Onny Setiani; Sri Achadi Nugraheni

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Online Published: 17 Oct 2026

RMJ. 2026; 51(4): 1014-1017

Workplace reproductive health cadre training for female garment workers: Changes in knowledge, attitudes, and skills

Meti Patimah, Yuliani Setyaningsih, Onny Setiani, Sri Achadi Nugraheni.

Abstract
Objective: To assess changes in reproductive health knowledge, cadre-role attitudes, and peer education skills following a workplace reproductive health cadre training program among female garment workers in Tasikmalaya, Indonesia.
Methodology: We conducted a one-group pretest–posttest study among 102 permanent female workers, proportionally selected from five divisions of a garment workforce comprising 512 women. Participants were selected based on workplace cadre criteria, including willingness to participate, communication ability, activeness, discipline, teamwork, and suitability to represent their work division. The two-day training used group discussions, question-and-answer sessions, simulations, and practical exercises. Outcomes were assessed before and after training and compared using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
Results: Participants had a mean age of 30.19±6.25 years; 98 (96.1%) had primary or secondary education, and none had prior health cadre training. Knowledge scores increased from 45.44±7.65 to 96.29±5.00, attitude scores from 61.01±9.66 to 86.95±4.53, and skill scores from 26.30±4.64 to 98.23±1.23. All three domains showed statistically significant increases following training (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Knowledge, cadre-role attitudes, and peer education skills increased following structured active-learning workplace reproductive health cadre training. These findings support the feasibility of developing workplace peer cadres among female garment workers.

Key words: Workplace health promotion, reproductive health, female garment workers, peer education, community health workers.

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Patimah M, Setyaningsih Y, Setiani O, Nugraheni SA. Workplace reproductive health cadre training for female garment workers: Changes in knowledge, attitudes, and skills. RMJ. 2026; 51(4): 1014-1017.

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Patimah M, Setyaningsih Y, Setiani O, Nugraheni SA. Workplace reproductive health cadre training for female garment workers: Changes in knowledge, attitudes, and skills. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=333566 [Access: November 11, 2026].

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Patimah M, Setyaningsih Y, Setiani O, Nugraheni SA. Workplace reproductive health cadre training for female garment workers: Changes in knowledge, attitudes, and skills. RMJ. 2026; 51(4): 1014-1017.

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Patimah M, Setyaningsih Y, Setiani O, Nugraheni SA. Workplace reproductive health cadre training for female garment workers: Changes in knowledge, attitudes, and skills. RMJ. (2026), [cited November 11, 2026]; 51(4): 1014-1017.

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Patimah, M., Setyaningsih, . Y., Setiani, . O. & Nugraheni, . S. A. (2026) Workplace reproductive health cadre training for female garment workers: Changes in knowledge, attitudes, and skills. RMJ, 51 (4), 1014-1017.

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Patimah, Meti, Yuliani Setyaningsih, Onny Setiani, and Sri Achadi Nugraheni. 2026. Workplace reproductive health cadre training for female garment workers: Changes in knowledge, attitudes, and skills. Rawal Medical Journal, 51 (4), 1014-1017.

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Patimah, Meti, Yuliani Setyaningsih, Onny Setiani, and Sri Achadi Nugraheni. "Workplace reproductive health cadre training for female garment workers: Changes in knowledge, attitudes, and skills." Rawal Medical Journal 51 (2026), 1014-1017.

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