Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 2

Associates of Adolescents’ Attitude towards Reproductive Health

  • Author:
  • Ragini Mishra, Sophia Gir
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 176 to 181

Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Online published on 12 January, 2015.

Abstract

The present investigation was aimed to assess Adolescents’ attitude towards reproductive health. For the purpose Reproductive Health-Attitude Questionnaire (RH-AQ) was constructed and validated. Three hundred and twenty adolescents (160 boys and 160 girls), between the age range of 13–18 years (early adolescents-13-15 years and late adolescents 15–18 years) were selected from 16 urban and rural non coeducational government schools of Udaipur District. Data was analyzed in terms of frequency, percentage and chi-square. Finding of research suggested that adolescent's were having poor knowledge regarding reproductive health in relation to their age, gender and place of residence and selected aspects of reproductive health.

Keywords

Adolescents, Reproductive health, Age, Gender