P574 Survey of the factors affecting delinquent adolescent girls running away from their homes

2009 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. S576-S576
Author(s):  
M. Hashemian
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Running Away ◽  
Delinquent Adolescent

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Uptake of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination among in- School Adolescent Girls in Wakiso District, Central Uganda.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Zaitune Nanyunja
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Vaginal Sex ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background: Since 2008, the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination has been routinely recommended for pre-adolescents and adolescent girls in Uganda. The introduction of HPV vaccines represents a step forward in the primary prevention of cervical cancer and other HPV-related malignancies. This study examines the factors affecting the uptake of HPV vaccination among in-school adolescent girls in Wakiso district to generate information that can be used to improve the uptake of such critical services. Methodology: A cross-sectional analytical study was employed. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected concurrently. Data were collected from secondary schools in Wakiso district, selected using cluster sampling. Semi-structured self-administered questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data while data from mothers in Wakiso were collected using In-depth interviews through group dialogue sessions. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16.0; characteristics of the sample were summarized by descriptive statistics Results: The findings indicate the HPV vaccination uptake rate as low as 9.2% among the In-school adolescent girls in the Wakiso district. 68.5% belonged to the age group 16-19 (older adolescents). 91.2% had already had vaginal sex and 90.4% had ever had any STI. In the bivariate analyses, five factors were presented to be statistically significant with a P<0.05, implying that these factors were associated with HPV vaccination. They included the occupation of the caretaker, education level of the caretaker, perceived susceptibility to HPV infections and cervical cancer, perceived benefits of HPV vaccination, and knowledge attributes regarding HPV and HPV infections. Conclusion: The Ministry of the health of Uganda and partners should offer ample orientation and training to all health workers and encourage them to disseminate information on HPV vaccination to all eligible adolescents and their caretakers in Wakiso district central Uganda.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Japanese HPV-Vaccination: Findings from the Semi-Structured Interviews with Adolescent Girls and Caregivers

Health ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 06 (13) ◽  
pp. 1602-1615
Author(s):  
Rie Wakimizu ◽  
Kaori Nishigaki ◽  
Hiroshi Fujioka ◽  
Koji Maehara ◽  
Haruo Kuroki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Factors Affecting

scholarly journals Awareness of Menstrual Hygiene and Factors Affecting its Practice Among Adolescent Girls in Two Selected Senior Secondary Schools in Ogun State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-87
Author(s):  
Ajaegbu V.U. ◽  
Okwuikpo M.I. ◽  
Famuyigbo O.F. ◽  
Leslie T.A. ◽  
Maitanmi J.O. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Advanced Knowledge ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Senior Secondary

Background: In Africa, menstrual hygiene and its practices are still clouded by taboos and sociocultural restrictions, ignorance and illiteracy so that menstruation is viewed in a base manner, and considered dirty and filthy, which requires the isolation of the woman from some normal daily activities. Thus, menstrual hygiene involves the conditions and activities that promote and preserve health during menstruation. This study assessed the awareness of menstrual hygiene and factors affecting its practice among adolescent girls in two selected senior secondary schools in Ogun state, Nigeria. Method: The study utilized quantitative cross-sectional survey design. Purposive sampling technique was used in selecting 150 respondents for the study in the two selected senior secondary schools. Descriptive statistics, correlation and T-test fixed at 0.05 significance level was conducted to give statistical responses to the research hypotheses using SPSS version 21. Result: The result showed that adolescent girls in Babcock University High School (BUHS) and Remo High School (RHS) had advanced knowledge of menstrual hygiene and they had moderate practices of menstrual hygiene, but there were factors like religion and lack of conducive facilities affecting the effective practice among adolescent girls. Furthermore, respondents’ knowledge on menstrual hygiene had no significant positive relationship with practices of menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in private schools and those in public schools (r = .022, p > .01). There was no significant difference between adolescent girls in private and public schools on practice of menstrual hygiene. Conclusion: Adolescent girls in BUHS and RHS had advanced knowledge of menstrual hygiene but moderate menstrual hygiene practices. This may be as a result of factors such as religion and lack of conducive facilities that hinder the effective practice among adolescent girls as identified in the study. Among other recommendations, the school administrations are advised to provide more conducive and appealing facilities for adolescent girls to practise good menstrual hygiene.

The burden of menstrual problems and factors affecting adolescent school going girls in Jaipur

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-403
Author(s):  
Samar Hossain ◽  
Monica Gulia
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Menstrual Disorders ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Care Community ◽  
Sexual Health Information ◽  
Field Practice ◽  
Study Population ◽  
School Girls ◽  
The Continuum

Objective: The objective of this study was to find out the burden of menstrual problems and factors affecting adolescent school girls. Methods: Study population included all the adolescent school going girls of 10-19 years age group, residing in the field practice area of RHTC Achrol. The study began in January, 2015 till the estimated sample size of 400 was achieved. Results: Menorrhagia (6 to 8 days) was seen in 104 (26.0%) adolescent girls. 72 (18.0%) girls had polymenorrhoea (<20 days) & 6 (1.5%) had oligomenorrhoea (>35 days). Conclusion: The study revealed that menstrual disorders like oligomenorrhoea, hypomenorrhoea, polymenorrhoea and menorrhagia ranged from 1.5% to 26.0% and around 20% girls had PMS. As per GOI through Rajiv Gandhi scheme for empowerment of adolescent girls -SABLA in an effort to provide adolescent reproductive and sexual health information and services along the continuum of care, community based intervention and demand generation initiatives should be linked to facility based service across all levels of health system.

Educating for the future: adolescent girls’ health and education in West Bengal, India

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris A. Rees ◽  
Katelyn N. Long ◽  
Bobbi Gray ◽  
Joshua H. West ◽  
Sheila Chanani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Social Risks

Abstract Adolescent girls in India carry a disproportionate burden of health and social risks; girls that do not finish secondary education are more likely to have an earlier age of sexual initiation, engage in risky sexual behavior, and consequentially be at greater risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes. This paper presents a comparison of girls in school and girls not in school from 665 participants in rural West Bengal, India. The social cognitive theory (SCT), a comprehensive theoretical model, was used as a framework to describe the personal, behavioral, and environmental factors affecting the lives of these adolescent girls. There were significant differences between girls in and out of school in all three categories of the SCT; girls in school were more likely to have heard of sexually transmitted diseases or infections than girls not in school (p<0.0001). Girls in school were also more likely than girls not in school to boil water before drinking (p=0.0078), and girls in school lived in dwellings with 2.3 rooms on average, whereas girls not in school lived in dwellings with only 1.7 rooms (p<0.0001). Indian adolescent girls who are not in school are disadvantaged both economically and by their lack of health knowledge and proper health behaviors when compared with girls who are still in school. In addition, to programs to keep girls in school, efforts should also be made to provide informal education to girls not in school to improve their health knowledge and behaviors.

scholarly journals A systematic review of factors affecting energy intake of adolescent girls

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bibi Mushirah Jodhun ◽  
Dhandevi Pem ◽  
Rajesh Jeewon
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Factors Affecting
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