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Assessment of knowledge and attitude on reproductive health among adolescents’ girls of Manisha International School, Rajbandh, Durgapur
Authors
Zebidah J Borgoary
Abstract
The World Health Organisation (WHO, 2017) identifies adolescence as the
period of human growth and development that occurs after childhood and before
adulthood, from 10 to 19 years of age. Reproductive health is defined as a
state of complete physical, mental and social well-being in all matters
relating to the reproductive system and its functions and processes. The period
of adolescence for a girl is a period of physical and psychological preparation
for motherhood. It is a period of physical, mental development and acquiring
new capacities. It is the time of vulnerability to risky behaviour, which can
have a lifelong consequence, especially on health, education and career. School
is the place where adolescents get opportunities to share many personal doubts,
perceptions with peers, have discussions with school friends and teachers;
which is not possible if they do not go to school or go but stop going early in
life. It is essential that there is some system for creating awareness in such
girls. The research approach that is used in the study was quantitative
approach. The research design applied for the present study was cross sectional
descriptive design. The study was conducted among the adolescent girls of
Manisha International School. Data was collected among the school going girls
studying in class VIII, IX and X. Kupuswamy scale were used for collecting
socio-demographic variables and 12 questions were set to assess the knowledge
and 12 questions to assess their attitude towards reproductive health. Majority
of participants in the present study belonged to nuclear family 26 (63.41%).
The findings of the study indicated that majority of the study participants had
Inadequate knowledge about the reproductive health 48.7%, while 51.3% had
inadequate knowledge about reproductive health.
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Pages:47-51
How to cite this article:
Zebidah J Borgoary "Assessment of knowledge and attitude on reproductive health among adolescents’ girls of Manisha International School, Rajbandh, Durgapur". International Journal of Nursing and Health Research, Vol 7, Issue 3, 2025, Pages 47-51
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