Sophiya Rajakumari, S (2011) Assess the Knowledge and Attitude regarding Reproductive Health among Adolescent Girls in Selected Schools at Dharapuram in view of preparing Self Instructional Module. Masters thesis, Bishop’s College of Nursing, Dharapuram.
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Abstract
Adolescence is considered as a period of transition from childhood to adulthood. This period of life between ages of 10 to 19 years. This period is very crucial, since these are the formative years of life of an individual when major physical, psychological and behavioural changes take place. This is an impressionable period of life, this is also a period of preparation for undertaking greater responsibilities including healthy responsible parenthood in future. Adolescence form prospective human resource for the society. The study was aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding reproductive health among adolescent girls in selected schools at Dharapuram in view of preparing Self Instructional module. The conceptual frame work used was based on Modified Pender’s health promotion Model (revised 2002). The research design used for the study was descriptive survey design. Purposive sampling was used to select the higher secondary schools and Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 300 samples for the study. The tool used for the study was structured knowledge questionnaire to assess the knowledge and five point likert scale to assess the attitude regarding reproductive health. The data gathered were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Self instructional module was prepared and distributed to all the samples. The mean score of knowledge are 13.17(S.D.4.54) and attitude are 31.25(S.D 5.65). Area wise analysis of knowledge score was done. It revealed that the highest mean score in the area of anatomy and physiology of female reproductive system is 4.036 (SD±1.5) which is of 44.8%, where as in the area of puberty and pubertal changes showed the lowest mean score 0.59(SD±0.76) which is of 29.5%. The correlation co-efficient of knowledge and attitude is (0.60) which is positively correlated. Significant association was found between knowledge scores when compared to medium of instruction( χ 2 =15.73) and residence(χ 2 =23.02)and there is no significant association between knowledge scores when compared to age , type of family, religion, family income, educational status of the mother. Significant association between attitude scores when compared to religion (χ 2 =23.5), educational status of the mother (χ 2 =15.27) and medium of instruction (χ 2 =7.84) and there is no-association between attitude scores when compared to age, family income, residence, ,family type. Self instructional module will improve the knowledge regarding reproductive health among adolescent girls which will help them to practice, disseminate the knowledge to others and prevent reproductive health problems.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Knowledge, Attitude, Reproductive Health, Adolescent Girls, Selected Schools, Dharapuram, Self Instructional Module. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Aug 2020 16:46 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Aug 2020 14:55 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/12928 |
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