Life skills of adolescent girls in relation to their self-concept developed through kishori panchayat: An adolescents for health action model
Background: The Adolescents for Health Action model: Kishori Panchayat (KP) is a novel community participation approach for mobilizing and empowering adolescent girls. The model is expected to improve life skills of adolescent girls not only through occasional life skills sessions but also by provid...
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| author | Ishita Guha Chetna H Maliye Subodh S Gupta Bishan S Garg |
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| description | Background: The Adolescents for Health Action model: Kishori Panchayat (KP) is a novel community participation approach for mobilizing and empowering adolescent girls. The model is expected to improve life skills of adolescent girls not only through occasional life skills sessions but also by providing them a platform for interaction with peer-groups, villagers and health-care providers, sharing experiences, community level health, and social activities. Objective: We aimed to assess whether life skills of KP girls are better in comparison to non-KP girls aged 12–18 years. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 100 KP and non-KP girls, respectively, of aged 12–18 years, selected using random lottery method over 1-year period under Anji and Waifad Primary health center areas (10 villages from each) of rural Wardha, Maharashtra. Validated self-administered scales for communication skill, critical thinking, decision-making, problem-solving, and self-esteem were used. Written consent from participants and permission from institutional ethics committee were taken. Results: The mean life skill scores were better among KP girls compared to non-KP with a significant difference (P < 0.001) in both groups regarding communication skill, critical thinking skill, decision-making, problem-solving, self-esteem, and total life skill scores. Conclusion: Community-based adolescents for health action model for the rural adolescent girls can empower and enhances their life skills with minimum resource and intensive effort. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-808f499019ca40469b7f3992e1acec302022-12-21T23:33:51ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research2349-42202350-02982021-01-0181162110.4103/IJAMR.IJAMR_211_20Life skills of adolescent girls in relation to their self-concept developed through kishori panchayat: An adolescents for health action modelIshita GuhaChetna H MaliyeSubodh S GuptaBishan S GargBackground: The Adolescents for Health Action model: Kishori Panchayat (KP) is a novel community participation approach for mobilizing and empowering adolescent girls. The model is expected to improve life skills of adolescent girls not only through occasional life skills sessions but also by providing them a platform for interaction with peer-groups, villagers and health-care providers, sharing experiences, community level health, and social activities. Objective: We aimed to assess whether life skills of KP girls are better in comparison to non-KP girls aged 12–18 years. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 100 KP and non-KP girls, respectively, of aged 12–18 years, selected using random lottery method over 1-year period under Anji and Waifad Primary health center areas (10 villages from each) of rural Wardha, Maharashtra. Validated self-administered scales for communication skill, critical thinking, decision-making, problem-solving, and self-esteem were used. Written consent from participants and permission from institutional ethics committee were taken. Results: The mean life skill scores were better among KP girls compared to non-KP with a significant difference (P < 0.001) in both groups regarding communication skill, critical thinking skill, decision-making, problem-solving, self-esteem, and total life skill scores. Conclusion: Community-based adolescents for health action model for the rural adolescent girls can empower and enhances their life skills with minimum resource and intensive effort.http://www.ijamhrjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2349-4220;year=2021;volume=8;issue=1;spage=16;epage=21;aulast=Guhaadolescencekishori panchayatlife skills |
| spellingShingle | Ishita Guha Chetna H Maliye Subodh S Gupta Bishan S Garg Life skills of adolescent girls in relation to their self-concept developed through kishori panchayat: An adolescents for health action model International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research adolescence kishori panchayat life skills |
| title | Life skills of adolescent girls in relation to their self-concept developed through kishori panchayat: An adolescents for health action model |
| title_full | Life skills of adolescent girls in relation to their self-concept developed through kishori panchayat: An adolescents for health action model |
| title_fullStr | Life skills of adolescent girls in relation to their self-concept developed through kishori panchayat: An adolescents for health action model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Life skills of adolescent girls in relation to their self-concept developed through kishori panchayat: An adolescents for health action model |
| title_short | Life skills of adolescent girls in relation to their self-concept developed through kishori panchayat: An adolescents for health action model |
| title_sort | life skills of adolescent girls in relation to their self concept developed through kishori panchayat an adolescents for health action model |
| topic | adolescence kishori panchayat life skills |
| url | http://www.ijamhrjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2349-4220;year=2021;volume=8;issue=1;spage=16;epage=21;aulast=Guha |
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