Abstract
An intervention study was undertaken among adolescent girls in age group 16-19 years, studying in preuniversitycolleges, in Udupi town in Karnataka State, India, to asses the impact of health education onknowledge regarding reproductive health & AIDS. 4 pre-university colleges were randomly selected inUdupi town. There were 551 students present for the pretest and 548 in the post test. Knowledge wasassessed at the beginning of the study with the help of a questionnaire that was duly pre-tested. Based on theresults of this baseline survey, a health education programme was developed and implemented after a weekin each of the selected colleges. A second visit was made to the same colleges after one month of conductinghealth education programme for post-test The same questionnaire was administered to assess the impact ofhealth education. Significant increase in knowledge about adolescence, menarche, pregnancy, delivery,immunization and various aspects of AIDS following health education. This study has shown that there is abeneficial effect of health education on the knowledge and awareness related to reproductive health andAIDS among adolescent girls.Key Words: Reproductive Health, AIDS, Health Education.
Highlights
Adolescence as the period between the ages of 10-19 years, encompassing the entire continuum of transition from childhood to adulthood
Knowledge regarding reproductive health & AIDS was assessed at the beginning of the study with the help of a questionnaire that was duly pre-tested
Various aspects of reproductive health such as normal menstrual cycle, menarche, age at marriage, normal pregnancy, consequences of adolescent pregnancy were covered in the questionnaire
Summary
Adolescence as the period between the ages of 10-19 years, encompassing the entire continuum of transition from childhood to adulthood It is the most critical period of development, second only to early childhood, when they acquire new capacities and are faced with many new situations. The mean age of onset of puberty is continuing to decline while the mean age of marriage is rising This implies a longer period of possible unprotected sexual activity in unmarried adolescents, who have little access to contraceptives service, in developing countries. Shrestha et al Effective of Reproductive Health and AIDS Education These burgeoning health problems among adolescents make them a high risk group. This study was launched to determine the impact of health education on the knowledge towards reproductive health & AIDS
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