Knowledge Regarding Adolescent Health among Teenage Girls in a View to Develop Information Booklet

Abstract

The WHO considered adolescents people between 10 to 19 years of age. Adolescence is one of the most speedy and formative phases of human life, and the characteristic physical, cognitive, social, emotional and sexual growth is part of the adolescence phase. It required more attention in national growth policies, programs and plans. It is important that adolescents should have adequate knowledge regarding their health. Considering this fact, the current study is being undertaken. The aim of the study is to assess knowledge about adolescent health among the teenage girls with view to develop information booklet. The research approach adopted for the current study was non- experimental descriptive approach. The study was conducted on teenage girls from selected schools of Pune city. Simple random sampling technique was used to select samples (n= 200). A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data from teenage girls which was validated by the experts and reliability was calculated. Formal permission was taken from IEC, BV(DU)CON, Pune to conduct the study and the same was obtained from selected schools under the study. The collected data was processed and analyzed using frequency and distribution method and association was calculated using Fisher test. Majority findings (80.5%) teenage girls were having good knowledge regarding adolescent health. Though majority (80.5%) teenage girls were having good knowledge regarding adolescent health ( reproductive and mental health). Few grey areas are still to highlighted and appropriated education need to be given, these areas were; first menstruation (44.5%), Estragon, androgen and progesterone (46.5%), female sex character (27.0%), sign of puberty (26.5%), late onset of menarche (29.0%), contraceptive pills (20.5%), suicidal thought (84.5%), cause by identify crisis and poor self-esteem (90.0%).