Reproductive Health Knowledge About Miscarriage: A Cross-Sectional Study of University Students

Background: Globally, two-thirds of pre-mature deaths and one-third of the total disease burden in adults are associated with problems that began in adolescent and youth. Global and national acting educational and health policies, strategies, and programs designed to promote, implement, and improve adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health services utilization should be responsive, consider the knowledge of reproductive rights and risk factors. This study assessed the level and predictors of knowledge of reproductive rights among Haramaya University students in Ethiopia.Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among randomly selected Haramaya University students from March 1 to 24, 2018. A self-administered pre-tested structured questionnaire was used to collect data from participants. Data were entered using EpiData version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 24. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with knowledge of reproductive rights. Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with 95% CI was used to report association and significance was declared at P-value < 0.05.Results: Of 822 total students invited to the study, 812 (98.8%) respondents participated in the study. A total of 424 students (52.2%, 95% CI: 48.8, 55.4%) had an above-average level of knowledge on reproductive rights. Participants who were in the fourth and above year of the study [AOR = 2.37 (1.58, 3.54)], whose father's had higher education [AOR = 1.89 (1.27, 2.80)], who came from rich families [AOR = 1.54 (1.07, 2.21)], in the health faculty [AOR = 3.37 (2.17, 5.23)], utilized reproductive health services [AOR = 2.81 (2.21, 4.98)] and participated in reproductive health club [AOR = 1.77 (1.27, 2.47)] were significantly associated with knowledge of reproductive rights.Conclusion: Around half of the participants knew reproductive rights. In this study, lack of awareness (information) on reproductive health issues and absence of reproductive health services utilization were strong independent predictors of knowledge of reproductive rights.

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UTILIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AMONG ADOLESCENTS

SEAJOM: The Southeast Asia Journal of Midwifery ◽

10.36749/seajom.v6i2.128 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 81-86

Author(s):

Heriza Syam ◽

Jehanara ◽

Janeta Lucky Safitri ◽

Fauziah Yulfitria

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Reproductive Health ◽

Health Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sufficient Knowledge ◽

Internet Users ◽

Sample Technique ◽

Reproductive Health Knowledge ◽

Source Of Information

Social media is currently very popular and is routinely used by teenagers. There are 98% of children and adolescents who know about the internet and 79.5% of them are internet users. Adolescents need to understand information about their reproductive health properly and correctly. With the existence of technology and high utilization of social media, teenagers should be able to access reproductive health information easily. It was a descriptive quantitative study using a cross sectional study design. The population was all students of a high school with a study sample of 100 respondents and the sample technique was stratified random sampling. As many (91%) respondents used social media to find information about reproductive health. More (94%) male respondents used social media to increase knowledge of reproductive health than female respondents who only 88%. Most respondents had sufficient knowledge, namely (40%). The type of social media that was often used by students was the website (36%). The majority of the respondents therefore had sufficient knowledge about reproductive health by utilizing social media as a source of information.

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Assessment of sexual and reproductive health knowledge and awareness among single unmarried women living in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study

Reproductive Health ◽

10.1186/s12978-021-01079-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Maya Hamdanieh ◽

Louna Ftouni ◽

Bara’a Al Jardali ◽

Racha Ftouni ◽

Chaymaa Rawas ◽

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Keyword(s):

Reproductive Health ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽

Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽

Health Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Concern ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Level Of Knowledge

Abstract Background Sexual and reproductive health (SRH), a globally recognized fundamental health concern and a basic human right is poorly addressed and seldom researched in the Arab world. Disregarding this aspect of health creates various obstacles to accessing SRH related services and education. This threatens the health of a female, namely through increasing the probability of unplanned pregnancies and unsafe abortions, augmenting the risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections, and most importantly, increasing the hazard of maternal and neonatal death. Thus, this study aimed to assess the level of SRH related knowledge and awareness among single unmarried women living in Lebanon. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study design was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire in both English and Arabic languages. The questionnaire included 9 sections; socio-demographic characteristics section, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) section, premarital tests section, vaccines section, menstruation and its abnormalities section, pregnancy symptoms and identification section, methods of contraception section, vitamins section, and honeymoon events section. The questionnaire was distributed among all Lebanese governorates to 491 single unmarried women living in Lebanon aged between 17 and 55 years. Student t-test and Chi-Square test were used to analyze results. Results It was found that only 8.8% of all the participants had adequate knowledge. The highest level of SRH related knowledge was about pregnancy (88.0%), and the least was about contraception (13.5%). Most of the knowledgeable participants lived in Beirut governorate (13.6%, n = 8) and had reached universities (10.3%, n = 41), but this was not statistically significant (p-value > 0.05). The effect of a prior visit to a gynecologist was statistically non-significant on the overall level of knowledge (p-value = 0.269). Conclusion Due to the inadequate level of knowledge, SRH education campaigns empowered by the Ministry of Public Health in collaboration with primary care physicians and gynecologists, are recommended in both the societal and academic sectors to enhance the awareness level and make SRH knowledge readily available among unmarried women aged between 17 and 55. Knowing the massive role of social media nowadays, the messages they present should contribute to enhancing the level of SRH knowledge and redirect attitudes and behaviors of unmarried females in Lebanon.

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Oral Health Knowledge and Practices among Diverse University Students with Access to Free Dental Care: A Cross-Sectional Study

Open Journal of Stomatology ◽

10.4236/ojst.2014.43021 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 04 (03) ◽

pp. 135-142 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ola B. Al-Batayneh ◽

Arwa I. Owais ◽

Yousef S. Khader

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

University Students ◽

Dental Care ◽

Health Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Oral Health Knowledge

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Major differences in oral health knowledge and behavior in a group of Iranian pre-university students: a cross-sectional study

Journal of Oral Science ◽

10.2334/josnusd.53.177 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 53 (2) ◽

pp. 177-184 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Hossain Neamatollahi ◽

Masoumeh Ebrahimi ◽

Maryam Talebi ◽

Mana H. Ardabili ◽

Keiwan Kondori

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

University Students ◽

Health Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Oral Health Knowledge ◽

And Behavior

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PENGARUH PENGETAHUAN KESEHATAN REPRODUKSI TERHADAP PERILAKU SEKSUAL PRA NIKAH PADA MAHASISWA AKPER DI YOGYAKARTA

Media Ilmu Kesehatan ◽

10.30989/mik.v6i3.212 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 244-248

Author(s):

Wiwi Kustio Priliana

Keyword(s):

Sexual Behavior ◽

Reproductive Health ◽

Health Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Risk Category ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Research Results ◽

High Knowledge ◽

Premarital Sexual ◽

Reproductive Health Knowledge

Background: In Indonesia about 15% of adolescents aged 10-24 years have been having sex outside of marriage. Indonesian teenagers today are more tolerant of premarital sexual lifestyle. This is evident from the research results of various institutions in Indonesia during the period 1993-2002, found that 5-10% of women and 18-38% of young men aged 16-24 years have had premarital sexual relations with their age partner. Other research results also said that the cause of premarital sexual behavior in adolescents because of knowledge about reproductive health. Knowledge of reproductive health is considered taboo to be discussed. This is precisely pushing the knowledge of adolescent to sexual becomes more. Objective: Knowing the description of Akper students who have engaged in sexual behavior influenced by knowledge of reproductive health . Methods:This type of research is an observational study using cross sectional study design. Results: Students who have high reproductive health knowledge are more than 65,9% in mild prenatal sexual behavior. Students with low level of knowledge have a chance of having a mild pre-marital behavior 2 times higher than students with high knowledge of reproductive health. From the results of bivariable analysis, both variable a significant relationship with premarital sexual behavior with a value of p <0,05. Conclusion; Akper students who have premarital sexual behavior are 69.9%. They tend to engage in premarital sexual behavior then have a low reproductive health risk. Category of premarital sexual behavior includes holding hands, hugging, kissing dry (kissing the cheeks or forehead) and kissing wet (kissing the lips). Premarital sexual behavior is caused by high knowledge of reproductive health. Keyword: Premarital sexual behavior and knowledge of reproductive health

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Level of Sexual and Reproductive Health Knowledge and Attitude Among Early Adolescent

IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia ◽

10.31436/imjm.v17i1.863 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Karimah Hanim Abd Aziz ◽

Nurjasmine Aida Jamani ◽

Nur Wajihah Lahasan ◽

Syazwana Amirah Che Ujang ◽

Nur Ili Dalia Mohd Ali Hanafiah

Keyword(s):

Reproductive Health ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽

Health Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Care Providers ◽

Religious Activities ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Reproductive Health Knowledge

Introduction: Topic on sexuality has largely remained a taboo subject for discussion between parents and their children in Malaysia, which might contributed to increase sexual activity among adolescent age group. This study was undertaken to assess the level of knowledge, attitude and their associated factors among standard 4 and 5 students in a primary school in Kuantan, Pahang. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 281 students from standard 4 and 5 students using a self-administered validated Malay version KAPSRH questionnaire. Universal sampling was used for selection of students who fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Descriptive statistics was used to explain respondents' background characteristics and multiple logistic regression was used to find the association. Results: Of the 252 students completed the surveys, 135 were males and 117 were females with the mean age of 10.47. It was found that more that half students reported to have good knowledge (56.3%) and attitude (59.4%) towards sexual and reproductive health. Year of study (p<0.0001), involvement in religious activities (p<0.0001) and household income were associated with both knowledge and attitude. While prayers (p=0.04), practice fasting (p=0.03), mothers' education (p<0.0001), fathers' education (p<0.0001) and fathers' working status (p=0.04) were associated with good attitude only. Conclusion: Although majority of the students have good level of sexual and reproductive health knowledge and attitude , there is still room for improvement. Parents, schools and health care providers are challenged with the task of providing adolescents with accessible sexual and reproductive health information to promote healthy sexual and reproductive lives.

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