Effectiveness of structured teaching programme regarding reproductive health on knowledge among adolescent girls in selected school of rural area

Abstract

Background: Reproductive health is a crucial part of general health and central features of human development. WHO reported that nearly one-third of all healthy life lost among adolescent girls because of reproductive health problems. 250 million new cases of STD occur worldwide each year with a high rate in 16-19 years age group.Methods: A quantitative study was carried out in 80 adolescent girls and the non-probability purposive sampling technique was used for the selection of the subjects and the school. The data was collected through of using a structured knowledge questionnaire. A structured teaching program was developed and administered to the adolescent group (13-19 years).Results: The data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The result revealed that after the intervention the mean and standard deviation of the post-test knowledge was 18.41±3.40 being compared to mean and standard deviation of pre-test knowledge 14.06±2.46. The enhancement of knowledge score is the mean difference 4.35. It indicates that there was a significant improvement in the level of knowledge of participants. The calculated t-value (7.39) on analysis of the data was found to be significant at p value 0.05.Conclusions: The study concluded that a structured teaching programme was significant effective to improving the level of knowledge of reproductive health.

Creating Awareness about Adolescent Reproductive Health among Upper Primary School Students in Haryana through the Use of Interactive e-Modules

“…31,32 The e-modules developed to address Adolescent Reproductive Health have been found to be effective in creating awareness among students of upper primary classes in Haryana. The results are in conjunction with studies of Lavanya S, 33 Phulambrikar RM, 34 Calabrese S, 24 Roberto AJ et al 20 and Singh S et al, 35 who reported the effectiveness of digital interventions to address reproductive and sexual health in classrooms. However, the findings of the study are antagonistic to the studies by Calise TV et al 36 and Gustina E & Wibowo M 37 who reported no change in knowledge regarding reproductive health post-intervention.…”