|
| ORIGINAL ARTICLE |
 |
|
|
| Year : 2019 |
Volume
: 44 | Issue : 4 | Page
: 378-382 |
|
Effectiveness of interventional reproductive and sexual health education among school going adolescent girls in rural area
Rutuja M Phulambrikar, Anup Lahanubhau Kharde, Varsha N Mahavarakar, Deepak B Phalke, Vaishali D Phalke
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Rural Medical College, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed University), Rahata, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Anup Lahanubhau Kharde
Rukhmini Niwas 974 Main Road, In Front of Sapat Tea Shop, Sangamner District, Ahmednagar - 422 605, Maharashtra
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_155_19
|
|
|
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: There was a statistically significant increase in knowledge, attitude, and practice median scores following intervention (P < 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.
|
|
|
|
| [FULL TEXT] [PDF]* |
|
 |
|
|
|
