Abstract
A questionnaire was administered to 2444 male and female adolescents in Northern Ireland to ascertain the general level of knowledge among them concerning reproduction and child care. Knowledge of both child care and reproduction was at a low level. Girls knew more about reproduction than boys and grammer school pupils scored higher than secondary school pupils. Pupils who had studied either biology or home economics scored higher on the reproduction questions than those who had not studied either subject. Child care knowledge was even lower in the sampling than reproduction knowledge. The study of home economics and biology made some differences in the scores but not to the same extent that it did on reproduction. It is recommended that pupils who do not study biology be assigned courses on human physiology. It was felt that all pupils could benefit from a course on parenthood.
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