Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2018

AWARNESS ON KNOWLEDGE AMONG ADOLESCENTS ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Dr. Santhi Sree Sunkara, Prof. R. Varalakshmi

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The transition from childhood to adulthood occurs during adolescence period, which is characterized by major biological changes such as physical growth, sexual maturation, and psychosocial development. The present study was carried out to assess awareness on knowledge on reproductive health among adolescent girls of Chittoor district. The findings implicated that one fourth of the respondents were not aware of reproductive health knowledge. On the other hand the information revealed that friends were the major sources of obtaining information. The major reasons for mentioning not knowing about the reproductive health knowledge was uninteresting and reluctance to discuss regarding. The research highlighted the need of motivating the adolescent girls towards the necessity of understanding the knowledge on reproductive health and the role in leading healthy life.  

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Dr. Santhi Sree Sunkara, Prof. R. Varalakshmi, AWARNESS ON KNOWLEDGE AMONG ADOLESCENTS ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-2 | February-2018

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