Indian Journal of Community Medicine · 2019 · 14 citations · 5 references
Public HealthHealth BehaviorHealth EducationAdolescent HealthReproductive HealthSexual Health EducationAdolescent Health EducationAdolescent Health PromotionAdolescent Reproductive HealthReproductive Health EducationReproductive Health PromotionSexual HealthAdolescent Girls’ EducationAdolescent Menstrual Health EducationAdolescent Reproductive EducationAdolescent Reproductive Health EducationFemale Adolescent Reproductive HealthReproductive Health KnowledgeSexual Behavior Change
BACKGROUND: Most adolescents lack access to age- and sex-appropriate health information which is vital for young people to make informed decisions about their reproductive sexual health. OBJECTIVES: The study objective was to study the effectiveness of the interventional reproductive and sexual health education on knowledge, attitude, and menstrual practices of school-going adolescent girls. MATERIALS AND METHODS: It was an interventional study consisting of a pretest, intervention session, and posttest conducted among 400 school-going adolescent girls in a rural area of Maharashtra. RESULTS: < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Age- and sex-appropriate health education programs can facilitate the development of healthy reproductive and sexual behavior patterns among adolescents through the enhancement of knowledge and development of right attitude.
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