Knowledge and attitude on sexual behaviour among school adolescents

Sah, RB; Ghimire, Anup; Parajuli, Pawan

doi:10.3126/hren.v10i3.7140

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“…In which only 29.4 % of participants knew. The present study found that 62.6 % of adolescents knew about safer sex, which differs from an earlier survey of Sah, et al, [12] where only 26% of respondents had proper knowledge about safer sex. 77.8% of adolescents had knowledge that the emergency contraception that can be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex.…”

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Knowledge and attitude on sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in Lalitpur, Nepal

Chitra¹,

Saraswoti²,

Sharada³

et al. 2020

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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Adolescence is a very crucial period in which rapid physical, biological, emotional, and psychological changes occur. Therefore, adolescents need complete, accurate, and age-appropriate sexual and reproductive health information. This study was aimed to identify the knowledge and attitude on sexual and reproductive health among adolescents. It is a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out among 440 adolescents from four public schools of Lalitpur, Nepal. A structured Self-administrated questionnaire was applied to collect information. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyze the data. Out of 440, more than half (53.4%) of respondents had adequate knowledge on sexual and reproductive health with the mean age 17.76+8.74 years. Adolescents who were studying grade 12 (OR=1.654, CI: 1.126-2.429) had significantly higher knowledge than those of grade 11 (p =0.010). The majority (85.9%) of adolescents had proper knowledge about the correct meaning of reproductive health. However, only 43.4% of respondents were aware that HIV/AIDS is not a curable disease. All most participants (87.3%) agreed that men can have sex before marriage, and 73.1% disagree that women should not have sex before marriage. There was a significantly positive relationship between the knowledge and attitude of sexual and reproductive health (p =0.000). This study established the adequate knowledge and positive attitude on sexual and reproductive health where the higher education of adolescents found a significant factor for the knowledge gaining on sexual and reproductive health. So, there needs to be sexual education in the school's curriculum, and this message should be disseminated through teaching, mass-media campaign, social network, and other effective platforms.

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“…Most of the adolescents of remote areas have a lack of the basic knowledge about sexual health in Nepal and due to which they have been suffering from various sexual health-related issues [12]. Health workers and the teacher are reluctant to discuss the problems.…”

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Knowledge and attitude on sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in Lalitpur, Nepal

Chitra¹,

Saraswoti²,

Sharada³

et al. 2020

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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“…9 In contrast to this study, a study conducted in Dhankuta district of Nepal revealed 16% of adolescents preferred premarital sex. 10 In the study, attitude on premarital sex was high in boys (46% versus 34%) and government school students than in private school students (57% versus 33%). Again in contrast to the study, it was found that only 27.9 % of males and 7.2 % of females approved premarital sex and 54% of males and 74 % of females disapproved premarital sex in two cities of India.…”

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Attitude on Premarital Sex, Marriage and Family Size among Adolescents in Pokhara Valley

Paudel

2019

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This is a cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to assess the attitude on premarital sex, marriage and family size among school going adolescents in Pokhara valley in 2006. The study included 400 students carried out from 170 from 8 government schools and 230 from 8 private schools of the classes X, XI, and XII of the Pokhara valley. The self administered questionnaire prepared in Nepali method was applied for collecting information from randomly selected students in each selected school. Out of total, 57.5 % students were boys and 91% were in age group of 15-18 years. About two-fifths (41%) of the students did not agree with the statement that “premarital sex is not good”. This attitude was higher in boys than girls (46% versus 34%) and in government school students than private school students (57% versus 33%). More than half (62%) students preferred arranged marriage, and it comprised 73% of girls and 53% of boys. Almost all of the students (97%) were of the opinion that a couple should not have more than two children. Of total, 85% of the students’ preferred to have one son. The preference of a son is slightly higher in girls (87%) than in boys (84%). About half of the students (53%) were aware that biologically male is responsible for the sex of the child. This knowledge was higher in the boys (54%) and those studying in government school (58%) than girl students (51%) and private school students (50%). This concludes that male were more liberal towards premarital sex, self arranged marriage, sex preference than girls. Key words: Attitude, Premarital Sex, Marriage, Adolescents, Family Size

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“…Another study was conducted in Dhankuta district of Nepal which revealed that 16% of adolescents preferred premarital sex. [7] A similar study conducted in Pokhara Valley of Nepal showed that 41% of the students (which included both boys and girls) did not mind having premarital sex. [8] It has been reported in a study conducted by Jain et al [9] that 22.7% of the participants felt that it was ok to have sex with different people and 39.72% felt premarital sex gives popularity.…”

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Perceptions and preferences regarding sex and contraception, amongst adolescents

Ahuja¹,

Patnaik

Gurchandandeep

et al. 2019

J Family Med Prim Care

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Introduction:Conceptually and by the outlook, the reproductive and sexual health needs of adolescents differ from those of adults. Adolescent girls are coerced into unwanted sex or marriage, putting them at risk of unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV, and dangerous childbirth. A majority of young people do not have correct information on the use of contraceptives or the prevention of pregnancy and STIs, and youth-friendly reproductive health services are not readily available.Materials and Methods:A community-based cross-sectional study conducted among school-going 500 adolescent girls in the field practice area of Urban Health Training Centre, Tripuri, of Government Medical College, Patiala (Punjab). A survey with semi-structured, self-administered, and pretested questionnaire was conducted to collect the information on demographic characteristics, and knowledge and perceptions about safe sex.Results:Only 39.71% of girls were aware that the legal age of marriage of girls in India is 18 years. About 22% of girls said that they would prefer to have pre-marital sex and majority, out of them, belonged to nuclear families. Around 38.4% of girls knew that condom is the safest contraceptive method but a preferred choice of contraceptive method among the girls for condoms (24.40%), oral pills (20.20%), and emergency pill (19.60%).Conclusion:Choice of the method with lower levels of knowledge regarding STIs and 22% preferring premarital sex may expose them to higher risks. Increasing trends of pre-marital sex with lower levels of awareness about contraception and STIs is very detrimental.

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Knowledge and attitude on sexual behaviour among school adolescents

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Knowledge and attitude on sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in Lalitpur, Nepal

Knowledge and attitude on sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in Lalitpur, Nepal

Attitude on Premarital Sex, Marriage and Family Size among Adolescents in Pokhara Valley

Perceptions and preferences regarding sex and contraception, amongst adolescents

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