Hassun, A., Fahmy, N., Saad Eldeen, H., Abd Elhameed, H., Ramadan, E. (2008). Enhancement of Knowledge and Attitude for Secondary School Adolescent Girls Regarding Reproductive Health. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 38(2), 354-369. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2008.20892
Amel Hassun; Nadia Fahmy; Hend Saad Eldeen; Howyida Abd Elhameed; Eman Nabil Ramadan. "Enhancement of Knowledge and Attitude for Secondary School Adolescent Girls Regarding Reproductive Health". Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 38, 2, 2008, 354-369. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2008.20892
Hassun, A., Fahmy, N., Saad Eldeen, H., Abd Elhameed, H., Ramadan, E. (2008). 'Enhancement of Knowledge and Attitude for Secondary School Adolescent Girls Regarding Reproductive Health', Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 38(2), pp. 354-369. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2008.20892
Hassun, A., Fahmy, N., Saad Eldeen, H., Abd Elhameed, H., Ramadan, E. Enhancement of Knowledge and Attitude for Secondary School Adolescent Girls Regarding Reproductive Health. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 2008; 38(2): 354-369. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2008.20892
Enhancement of Knowledge and Attitude for Secondary School Adolescent Girls Regarding Reproductive Health
1Department of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
2Department of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
3Department of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Zagazek University, Zagazek, Egypt
4Department of Community Health Nursing Benha University, University, Benha, Egypt
Abstract
Reproductive health is a crucial part of the general health, not only as a key element of the health during adolescence and adulthood but also through sitting the stage for health beyond the reproductive years for both women and men. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of enhancement of knowledge and attitude of secondary school girls regarding reproductive health. The present study hypothized that most of girls had lack of knowledge and misconception about reproductive health issues which may negatively affect their attitude before providing them with guideline. The study conducted at Alshiamaa secondary school located in Benha City at Kaluobia Governorate The sample included 160 girls in adolescent period, from third year. The tools of data collection were structured demographic sheet, knowledge questionnaire sheet and modified Likert Scale. The result showed that 58.8% of secondary school girls who are included in the study had poor knowledge about reproductive health issues and 67.5% of them had negative attitude about it. The study recommended that, developing reproductive health awareness programs targeted to adolescents on large sample size, in different schools to high light this issue.
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