scholarly journals Reproductive health Knowledge needs among secondary school students in Mid Nile Delta Region, Egypt

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-166
Author(s):  
Nagwa Nashat ◽  
ibrahim Kabbash ◽  
Asmaa Attalla
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Nile Delta ◽  
Delta Region ◽  
School Students ◽  
Reproductive Health Knowledge

Health Knowledge Level of Secondary School Students

1970 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 121-124
Author(s):  
Clayton T. Shaw ◽  
William A. Darity
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Emergency contraceptive knowledge, utilization and associated factors among secondary school students in Wolkite town, southern Ethiopia, cross sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dereje Mesfin
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Emergency Contraceptive ◽  
Emergency Contraceptives

Abstract Background Ethiopia is one of the sub-Saharan African countries with high maternal mortality and morbidity, unsafe abortion and adolescent births. Despite different policy measures taken by the government to improve sexual and reproductive health among adolescents their success is not well studied in Ethiopia. The objective of this study is to explore emergency contraceptive related knowledge, practice and its determinants among secondary school students in southern Ethiopia. Methods An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted in selected high schools of Wolkite town, Southern Ethiopia from December to November 2019. Single population proportion formula was used to calculate sample size. A total of 327 female students participated in the study with a total response rate of 97%. Data were collected using a self-administered, structured questionnaire and cleaned, entered and analyzed using Statistical package for social science software version 21. Result 153 (54.8%) of the study participants had good knowledge about emergency contraceptives and only (40.5%) of sexually active participates used emergency contraceptives after unprotected sex. Type of admission and grade level of participants and discussion of reproductive health related issues with parents were significantly associated with good knowledge of Emergency contraceptive. Having partner and grade level of students were among the significant determinants of emergency contraceptive utilization. Conclusion The study showed an acceptable level of emergency contraceptive knowledge but only less than half of sexually active respondents used emergency contraceptives. To prevent unintended pregnancy among secondary school students sexual and reproductive health education should be given to students starting from their enrollment. Furthermore, parents should be encouraged to freely discuss sexual and reproductive health matters with their children.

scholarly journals Poor health knowledge and behaviour is a risk for the spread of antibiotic resistance: survey of higher secondary school students in Goa, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 137 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nerissa ML Almeida Santimano ◽  
David R Foxcroft
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Mixed Models ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Science Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Commerce Students

Aims: We assessed antibiotic knowledge and practice among youth in India, where antibiotics are widely available without prescription. Methods: Randomly selected school questionnaire survey representing four regions in Goa, India, with students ( n = 773) aged 16–17. Results: Most students (67%) were unaware of the problem of antibiotic resistance, with around half (49%) mistakenly thinking that bacteria cause cold or flu. Around one-fifth (19%) said they frequently self-medicate with antibiotics, 57% would discontinue antibiotics when symptoms alleviated and 24% stored unused antibiotics at home. Generalised linear mixed models (GLMM) showed that females consistently had poorer antibiotic knowledge than males. Especially notable were the higher odds in females for reporting incorrectly that antibiotics kill harmful viruses (odds ratio (OR) = 1.93; 99.5% confidence interval (CI) = 1.09–3.41) and for reporting incorrectly that antibiotics do not kill harmless bacteria (OR = 2.02; 99.5% CI = 1.16–3.51). Poor antibiotic practice was not clearly differentiated between males and females. In terms of poor antibiotic practice, one model showed notable results for educational stream: both arts and commerce students were more likely than science students to say they would discontinue antibiotics when symptoms alleviated and before the antibiotic course of treatment was finished (arts: OR = 2.76; 99.5% CI = 1.58–4.82 and commerce: OR = 1.79; 99.5% CI = 1.06–3.04). Conclusion: Young adults in India had poor antibiotic knowledge and practice. Efforts to improve antibiotic health knowledge and safe practice are required to help prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance.

scholarly journals The Internet as a Reliable Source of Sexual and Reproductive Health Information among Rural School-Aged Children in Oaxaca, Mexico

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Claudia Díaz-Olavarrieta ◽  
Beatriz Cruz-Cruz ◽  
Germán E. Fajardo-Dolci ◽  
Antonio R. Villa. ◽  
Monica Aburto-Arciniega ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Sexuality Education ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Reproductive Health Knowledge

Background: Correct and culturally relevant sexual and reproductive health knowledge among children and adolescents is a key component to a healthy life. In Mexico, a country plagued with a teen pregnancy epidemic, sexuality education in the public-school system begins in 4th grade. Our study aims were to characterize the sexual and reproductive health knowledge of middle school students from Oaxaca, and its association with belonging to an indigenous group, gender, sources of sexual and reproductive health information, and parents’ level of schooling. Methods: Cross-sectional study. Students responded to a multiple-choice paper and pencil self-administered survey on sexual and reproductive health knowledge. Our sample included 245 middle-school students (51.4% were female) enrolled in rural school’s 7th, 8th, and 9th grade. Survey contents were based on the Ministry of Education textbooks.

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