scholarly journals Towards the promotion of reproductive health of the young

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 383-396
Author(s):  
Biljana Stankovic
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Value System ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Childhood And Youth ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Media

Premature sexual activity of the young, before reaching physical and psycho-social maturity, brings along the risk of jeopardizing their reproductive health, mostly because it can lead to sexually transmitted infections or pregnancy, which is mostly unwanted in adolescence. The starting assumption of the promotion of reproductive health of the young is understanding and acceptance of their sexuality and relevant needs in social environment in which they live. Primarily in the family, the media, healthcare institutions and school. During the period of childhood and youth, school possesses the unique possibility to enable a large number of young people to acquire knowledge and skills related to sexuality and reproductive health and shape their values, attitudes and beliefs. The complexity of the process of making the decision about becoming sexually active, as well as the space for action towards its postponement to older age, are also indicated by the results of the research conducted in Belgrade, on the sample of one hundred and eleven female adolescents aged fourteen to twenty, who became sexually active at the age sixteen and earlier. These are primarily those results which refer to the meaning of love and sex in their value system, motives, feelings and attitudes related to becoming sexually active.

scholarly journals Access to Contraception amongst Female Adolescents: Rivers State Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 91-92
Author(s):  
S. Eli ◽  
D. G. B. Kalio ◽  
K. Okagua ◽  
C. E. Enyindah ◽  
D. S. Abam
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Port Harcourt ◽  
High Risk Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Rivers State ◽  
Access To Contraception

Introduction: The importance of contraception amongst adolescents cannot be over-emphasized especially as it concerns reproductive health. Globally, these group of persons are vulnerable and engage in high risk sexual behaviour with little or no access to contraception particularly in the developing countries of the world. Aim: To determine the access to contraception amongst female adolescents in Rivers State.  Methods: It was a cross sectional study of female adolescents attending holiday camp in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Questionnaires were distributed and information coded and analysed using SPSS version 22. Results: One hundred questionnaires were distributed and 89 retrieved. The mean age was 16 ± 2 years. Fifty seven (64.0%) were in secondary school while 32(36.0%) of the adolescents were undergraduates. Twelve (13.5%) were sexually active compared to 69 (77.5%) who were not sexually active, 8 (9%) were non respondents to this question. One (1.1%) of the adolescents had access to contraception while 85 (95.5%) had no access to contraception, 3 (3.3%) did not give any response as regards to access to contraception or not. The media was the most common means of information 25 (28%) on contraception. Conclusion: The study revealed that access to contraception amongst female adolescents in Port Harcourt was poor. Enlightenment programme is highly recommended to prevent unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections and other adverse effects on reproductive health.

scholarly journals Setting up a family planning and reproductive health programme

2019 ◽  
pp. 313-333
Author(s):  
Clare Goodhart ◽  
Ted Lankester ◽  
Claire Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Health Worker ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The Family ◽  
Child Spacing ◽  
Health Programme

This chapter explains the importance of family planning and child spacing from a variety of perspectives. It outlines the difficulty of access to family planning for large numbers of people, and the barriers that exist for its widespread uptake. It describes in some detail the range of contraceptives and their different uses. It describes ways in which supplies can be sold, distributed, and managed at community level. It describes the roles of the family planning provider and community health worker (CHW) and emphasizes the importance of reliable and accessible supplies. The chapter also gives information on sexually transmitted infections (STIs), their causes and types, and how they can best be controlled and treated.

PANCASILA SEBAGAI SISTEM ETIKA

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (01) ◽  
pp. 760-768
Author(s):  
Sri Rahayu Amri
Keyword(s):  
Informal Education ◽  
Human Values ◽  
Formal Schooling ◽  
Moral Foundation ◽  
Value System ◽  
Organic Unity ◽  
A Value ◽  
Moral Force ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Media

Pancasila and ethics are two things that can not be separated because they both teach about good values. Ethics of Pancasila is an basic ethics about good and bad judgments on the values of Pancasila, namely the value of divinity, human values, the value of unity, the value of democracy and the value of justice. An action is said to be good not only if it is not vulnerable to the values of Pancasila, but how to assign existing values into something more beneficial to others. Referring to the values contained of Pancasila, Pancasila can be a very strong ethical system, the values that exist are not only fundamental, but also realistic and applicable. Values of Pancasila are ideal values that already exist in the ideals of the Indonesian nation that must be realized in the reality of life. Values of Pancasila when fully understood, lived and practiced, certainly able to reduce the level of crime and violations in the life of society, nation and state.Pancasila is a value system that is an organic unity that can not be separated from one another. Thus, it will be a great moral force when the overall value of Pancasila which includes the value of divinity, human values, the value of unity, the value of democracy, and the value of justice are used as moral foundation and applied in all national and state life. The cultivation of values as mentioned above is most effective through education and media. Informal education in the family should be the main foundation and then supported by formal and non-formal schooling in the community. The media must have a vision and mission to educate the nation and to build the character of an advanced society, but still the personality of Indonesia.Keywords : Pancasila, system, Ethics

In Reply: Encouraging Teens to Use Norplant Is Bad Advice

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
pp. 1222-1222
Author(s):  
CONSTANCE M. WIEMANN ◽  
ABBEY BERENSON
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Unintended Pregnancies ◽  
Poor Access ◽  
Unplanned Pregnancies ◽  
Fail Safe ◽  
Access To Contraception

We agree with Dr Griffin that abstinence is the only fail-safe method of contraception that prevents both sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancies. However, adolescents who are denied access to contraception do not necessarily abstain from having sexual intercourse. Seventy-five percent of today's female adolescents are sexually active by age 19. More than 800 000 of these teenagers experience unplanned pregnancies each year, largely due to poor access to or inconsistent use of contraceptives. One of our responsibilities as adolescent health care providers is to facilitate responsible sexual behavior by promoting abstinence among those adolescents willing to wait until marriage.

scholarly journals Sexual and reproductive health in HIV-positive adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Esther Simon Yiltok ◽  
Augustine Odo Ebonyi ◽  
Emeka Uba Ejeliogu
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Hiv Status ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Sexual Activities

Objectives: Adolescents grow to experience both emotional and sexual changes that occur at this stage in life. During this stage, these adolescents have increased experimentation, including sexuality, this also affects HIV-positive adolescents. The aim of this study was to evaluate the sexual and reproductive health of HIV-positive adolescents. Material and Methods: A semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to obtain relevant information from adolescents who were enrolled into the study over a 6 months period. Information obtained included the bio-data, menstruation, sexual activity, HIV status of partner, use of contraceptives, abortion, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Data were analyzed using SPSS version 23. Results: One hundred and forty-seven HIV-positive adolescents were recruited into the study, males were 56 (38.1%), while females were 91 (61.9%). Fifty-nine (64.8%) of the females have started menstruating, out of which nine (6.1%) of them were sexually active. All those that were sexually active did not know the HIV status of their partners. Four (44.4%) of those who were sexually active use contraceptives, while three became pregnant out of wedlock and one had an abortion. Three (33.3%) of the sexually active adolescents had sexually transmitted infection. None of the 46 early adolescents was sexually active, but three out of the 71 middle adolescents and 6 out of the 30 late adolescents were sexually active. Conclusion: HIV-positive adolescents engage in sexual activities which are sometimes risky, just like other adolescents. The consequences of such acts include unplanned pregnancies and abortions in addition to sexually transmitted infections. Therefore, additional programs/interventions should be put in place to address these observations as well as prepare them as they transit to adulthood.

scholarly journals Sexuality Workshop For Adolescents: Participative Strategy For Collective Knowledge Construction

10.3823/2287 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria de Lourdes Silva Marques Ferreira ◽  
Graziele De Paula Coelho ◽  
Silmara Meneguin ◽  
Carla Regiani Conde ◽  
Fernanda Moerbeck Cardoso Mazzetto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sexual Relationships ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Behavioral Models ◽  
Collective Knowledge ◽  
Sexual Diversity ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Resistance Movements ◽  
Contraceptive Pills ◽  
The Media

Background:  This is a quali- quantitative research  and was conducted in a basic health unit aiming to investigate female adolescents’ knowledge, practices and attitudes concerning sexuality. Methodology: The action-research methodology was used to develop workshop activities because it is a participative methodology. The workshop was performed in two modules with the participation of 29 female adolescents, and data were collected by questionnaires addressing two groups of adolescents who had or had not begun sexual activity. Results: The representations about sexuality were related to sexual relationships and showed erroneous information concerning sexually transmitted infections, which makes the adolescents vulnerable. Many of them reported not to know anything about infections or contraceptive methods, to know about contraceptive pills and condoms and to have doubts about condom use, and when experiencing sexuality, gender manifestation was present in the adolescents’ descriptions. Conclusion: Strict gender roles and a patriarchal and a chauvinistic social structure determine adolescents’ behaviors that make them believe in two opposing worlds, the masculine and the feminine worlds. With this regard, identities are constructed in multiple institutions that produce and reproduce differences. Among such institutions, schools, families and the media are noteworthy, since, despite social and individual resistance movements, they impose behavioral models according to prevailing social practices and to the objectives of the consumer and producer market. It is important to reflect about the inclusion of sexual diversity in order to act in this reality by understanding sexuality in the perspective of human rights. Key words: Sexuality, Adolescent, Health.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes and practices among the youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina relevant for reproductive health

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 289-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azra Hadzimehmedovic ◽  
Mahira Jahic ◽  
Selma Muratovic
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Pap Test ◽  
Hormonal Contraceptives ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
A Prospective Study

Introduction. The aim of this study was to investigate the sexual behavior, attitudes and knowledge on contraception, sexually transmitted infections and reproductive health among the youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Material and Methods. A prospective study included a sample of 6.000 subjects, aged 19-24, of both sexes, investigating the sexual behavior of the youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the period 2007 - 2009. Results. Of the interviewed examinees, 61% were sexually active, of which 56.4% had sexual intercourse with one partner (z = 28.51; p < 0.001). The average age of sexarche was significantly lower in males 17.34 ? 1.77 years, than in females 18.20 ? 1.84 years (z = -14.44; p < 0.001). Contraception was used by 67.6% at first intercourse, and by 70.4% at the last intercourse. The most common method of contraception was male condom (74%), coitus interruptus (11.1%), and oral hormonal contraceptives (14.9%). The examined subjects had inadequate knowledge (51.6%) about contraceptive methods, and it was significantly higher in males (64.6%) than in females (42.2%) (z = 10.17; p < 0.001). Some 4.9% of the sexually active females had intentional abortions. Up to 51.7% of females had never had a pelvic examination, and Pap test was done by 37.2%. The examinees obtained information about contraception and sexually transmitted infections from peers 50.7% and parents 9.7%. Only 28% of females had a positive attitude towards oral hormonal contraceptives. Conclusion. The interviewed young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina keep traditional sexual behavior patterns, attitudes and practices. However, more effort should be put into the improvement of knowledge on contraception, sexually transmitted infections, and healthcare protection.

scholarly journals TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN KESEHATAN REPRODUKSI PADA SISWA SMA KANJENG SEPUH GRESIK

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiwik Afridah ◽  
Ratna Fajariana
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽  
Transitional Period ◽  
Sexual Health Education ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Variable Level ◽  
Reproductive Health Education ◽  
The Media ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

ABSTRACTBackground: Adolescence is a transitional period between the time of children with adulthood. There are stillmany found little regard for teens on health on reproductive, will consequently risk against the occurrence ofan increase in diseases, among others; Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI). Methods: This type of researchis the pre-design experiments using One-Shot Case Study, measured through a questionnaire. Class X studentpopulation of 33 students, XI IPS 2 of 26 students, and XII IPS 1 of 29 students. With a variable level ofknowledge about reproductive health education, sexually transmitted diseases, prevention and theintroduction of infectious disease symptoms, processed and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: Theresults of the research on reproductive health education on class X most (63, 64%) have moderate levels ofknowledge about sexually transmitted diseases in class XI IPS 2 most (73%), 8 have a level of knowledge,level of knowledge about the prevention of infectious diseases and the introduction at the XII 1st most IPS(58, 62%) have moderate levels of knowledge. Conclusion: the level of knowledge of students of SMKKanjeng Sepuh Gresik about adolescent reproductive health is on a category of being. Therefore the expectedreproductive and Sexual health education as a subject/local content through the media of the school as aproper step as a medium of education can provide information on sexual and reproductive health is right forteens.

scholarly journals Estimating the Impact of School Education on Contraception Use among Adolescents Aged 15–19 in Burkina Faso and Nigeria: Evidence from a Heckman Two-Step Correction Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miaba Louise Lompo ◽  
Jean-Louis Bago ◽  
Wamadini Souratie
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
West African ◽  
School Education ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Correction Model ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Contraception Use ◽  
The Impact

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) still raise serious concerns for adolescents’ sexual health in west-African developing countries. To this extent, promoting contraception use among sexually active adolescents is a major key to addressing this problem. Yet, the rate of contraception use by adolescents remains surprisingly low in these countries. Using the Demographic Health Survey of Burkina Faso (2014) and Nigeria (2013), this paper examines the influence of school education on contraception use among sexually active male and female adolescents aged 15-19 in Burkina Faso and Nigeria. The standard estimates using Probit regressions suggest that achieving a primary school education increases the probability of a sexually active adolescent to use contraception by 8.26 percentage points (Burkina Faso) and 17.2 percentage points (Nigeria). This effect increases to 20.3 percentage points (Burkina Faso) and 34.7 percentage points (Nigeria) for adolescents with a secondary or higher school education. However, these baseline estimates are biased because adolescents’ decision to engage into sexual activity is not random. In light of this, a Heckman Correction Model (HCM) has been applied to account for this selection bias. The results show that the Probit regressions underestimate the effect of education on adolescents’ likelihood to use contraception in Burkina Faso and overestimate this effect in Nigeria. In fact, compared to adolescents with no school education, HCM estimates show that adolescents with primary and secondary (or higher) school education have respectively 10.2 and 24.4 percentage points more in the use of contraception in Burkina Faso and 15.1 and 34 percentage points in Nigeria. Together, these results suggest that the exposure to school education increases contraception use among the adolescents in both Burkina Faso and Nigeria.

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