Enhancement of Knowledge and Attitude for Secondary School Adolescent Girls Regarding Reproductive Health | ||||
| Journal of High Institute of Public Health | ||||
| Article 7, Volume 38, Issue 2, April 2008, Page 354-369 PDF (269.7 K) | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jhiph.2008.20892 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Amel Hassun* 1; Nadia Fahmy2; Hend Saad Eldeen3; Howyida Abd Elhameed4; Eman Nabil Ramadan4 | ||||
| 1Department of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Benha University, Benha, Egypt | ||||
| 2Department of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| 3Department of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Zagazek University, Zagazek, Egypt | ||||
| 4Department of Community Health Nursing Benha University, University, Benha, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Reproductive health is a crucial part of the general health, not only as a key element of the health during adolescence and adulthood but also through sitting the stage for health beyond the reproductive years for both women and men. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of enhancement of knowledge and attitude of secondary school girls regarding reproductive health. The present study hypothized that most of girls had lack of knowledge and misconception about reproductive health issues which may negatively affect their attitude before providing them with guideline. The study conducted at Alshiamaa secondary school located in Benha City at Kaluobia Governorate The sample included 160 girls in adolescent period, from third year. The tools of data collection were structured demographic sheet, knowledge questionnaire sheet and modified Likert Scale. The result showed that 58.8% of secondary school girls who are included in the study had poor knowledge about reproductive health issues and 67.5% of them had negative attitude about it. The study recommended that, developing reproductive health awareness programs targeted to adolescents on large sample size, in different schools to high light this issue. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Enhancement; Knowledge; Attitude; secondary school; Adolescent girls; Reproductive health | ||||
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