Knowledge Attitude and Perception of Sex Education among School Going Adolescents in Ambala District, Haryana, India: A Cross-Sectional Study
Introduction: Adolescence is a highly dynamic period characterised by rapid growth and development. Adolescents have limited knowledge about sexual and reproduction health, and know little about the natural processes of puberty, sexual health, pregnancy or reproduction. Sex education should be a...
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| description | Introduction: Adolescence is a highly dynamic period
characterised by rapid growth and development. Adolescents
have limited knowledge about sexual and reproduction health,
and know little about the natural processes of puberty, sexual
health, pregnancy or reproduction. Sex education should be an
integral part of the learning process beginning in childhood and
continuing into adult life, because it is lifelong process.
Aim: This study was carried out to identify the knowledge and
attitude of imparting sex education in school going adolescents
in rural and urban area of Ambala district
Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study design was
used to study the knowledge of reproductive and sexual health
among school going children. A total of 743 adolescents from
age group of 13-19 year were studied, using self designed semistructured questionnaire to assess the knowledge regarding
reproductive and sexual health among adolescents
Results: The mean age of study subjects was 15.958±1.61
years, majority of adolescents i.e., 93.5% favour sex education.
An 86.3% said sex education can prevent the occurrence of
AIDS and 91.5% of adolescents prefer doctors should give
them sex education followed by 83.0% school/teacher and
least preference was parents 37.3%.
Conclusion: There were substantial lacunae in the knowledge
about reproductive and sexual health. Students felt that sex
education is necessary and should be introduced in the school
curriculum. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce14c0d8d86a4cdd81cdf670cf8228db2022-12-22T00:47:46ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2017-03-01113LC01LC0410.7860/JCDR/2017/19290.9338Knowledge Attitude and Perception of Sex Education among School Going Adolescents in Ambala District, Haryana, India: A Cross-Sectional StudyRandhir Kumar0Anmol Goyal1Parmal Singh2Anu Bhardwaj3Anshu Mittal4Sachin Singh Yadav5Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India.Professor, Department of Community Medicine, MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India.Professor, Department of Community Medicine, MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India.Introduction: Adolescence is a highly dynamic period characterised by rapid growth and development. Adolescents have limited knowledge about sexual and reproduction health, and know little about the natural processes of puberty, sexual health, pregnancy or reproduction. Sex education should be an integral part of the learning process beginning in childhood and continuing into adult life, because it is lifelong process. Aim: This study was carried out to identify the knowledge and attitude of imparting sex education in school going adolescents in rural and urban area of Ambala district Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study design was used to study the knowledge of reproductive and sexual health among school going children. A total of 743 adolescents from age group of 13-19 year were studied, using self designed semistructured questionnaire to assess the knowledge regarding reproductive and sexual health among adolescents Results: The mean age of study subjects was 15.958±1.61 years, majority of adolescents i.e., 93.5% favour sex education. An 86.3% said sex education can prevent the occurrence of AIDS and 91.5% of adolescents prefer doctors should give them sex education followed by 83.0% school/teacher and least preference was parents 37.3%. Conclusion: There were substantial lacunae in the knowledge about reproductive and sexual health. Students felt that sex education is necessary and should be introduced in the school curriculum.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9338/19290_CE[Ra1]_F(DK)_PF1(P_RK)_PFA(DK)_PF2(__DK).pdfmenstruationreproductive healthsexually transmitted diseases |
| spellingShingle | Randhir Kumar Anmol Goyal Parmal Singh Anu Bhardwaj Anshu Mittal Sachin Singh Yadav Knowledge Attitude and Perception of Sex Education among School Going Adolescents in Ambala District, Haryana, India: A Cross-Sectional Study Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research menstruation reproductive health sexually transmitted diseases |
| title | Knowledge Attitude and Perception of Sex Education among School Going Adolescents in Ambala District, Haryana, India: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Knowledge Attitude and Perception of Sex Education among School Going Adolescents in Ambala District, Haryana, India: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge Attitude and Perception of Sex Education among School Going Adolescents in Ambala District, Haryana, India: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge Attitude and Perception of Sex Education among School Going Adolescents in Ambala District, Haryana, India: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Knowledge Attitude and Perception of Sex Education among School Going Adolescents in Ambala District, Haryana, India: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | knowledge attitude and perception of sex education among school going adolescents in ambala district haryana india a cross sectional study |
| topic | menstruation reproductive health sexually transmitted diseases |
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