Awareness Of Reproductive Health Among School Going Adolescent Girls with Reference to Chitrakoot Region

Abstract

newline More than a quarter of the world s population is between the ages of newline10 and 24, with 86% living in less developed countries. These young newlinepeople are tomorrow s parents. The reproductive and sexual health newlinedecisions they make today will affect the health and wellbeing of their newlinecommunities and of their countries for decades to come. newlineIn particular, two issues have a profound impact on young people s newlinesexual health and reproductive lives: family planning and HIV/AIDS. newlineTeenage girls are more likely to die from pregnancy-related health newlinecomplications than older women in their 20s. Statistics indicate that newlineone-half of all new HIV infections worldwide occur among young newlinepeople aged 15 to 24. newlineIn this study session you will learn about changes during adolescence newlineand why it is important to deal with adolescents reproductive health newlineproblems. You will learn about factors affecting adolescents risktaking newlinebehaviours and its consequences. You will also learn the newlineimportance of raising awareness about adolescent reproductive health newlinerights. newlineThe World Health Organization (WHO) defines an adolescent as an newlineindividual in the 10-19 years age group and usually uses the term newlineyoung person to denote those between 10 and 24 years. In this newlineModule we will use these definitions and also the terms early newlineadolescence (10-14), late adolescence (15-19) and post-adolescence newline(20-24), because they are helpful in understanding the problems and newlinedesigning appropriate interventions for young people of different ages. newlineYou will explore the relevance of this classification in greater detail in newlineStudy Sessions 10 and 12 which discuss how you can promote and newlineprovide adolescent and youth-friendly reproductive services. newlineAdolescence is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood newlineduring which adolescents develop biologically and psychologically and newlinemove towards independence.