Knowledge of Parent's of Adolescents Regarding Adolescence Health

A descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge of parent's of adolescents regarding adolescence health in Child Health OPD of Christian Medical College, Vellore. Twenty mothers of adolescents were chosen by convenience sampling. The investigator used a structured interview questionnaire to assess demographic variables and knowledge. It was found that 60% of the parents had adequate knowledge regarding adolescent health and there was a significant relationship between the age of the child and the parents knowledge (p = 0.002), locality and level of knowledge (p = 0.012).