Knowledge of Reproductive Health Among Higher Secondary School Girl Students (A Study of Madan Smarak Higher Secondary School, Lalitpur)

Abstract

It is a study of “Knowledge and Awareness of Reproductive Health among Higher Secondary School Girls Students.” This study covers 110 respondents who were studying in Madhan Smarak Higher Secondary School, Lalitpur in grade 9 and 10. Total students were covered who were present in the class at the time of taking data. An overall objective of the study is to access the knowledge of Reproductive Health of girl’s adolescents. The available literatures had been reviewed and developed a conceptual framework. The study shows that Brahmin, Chhetri, Newar, and Tamang with the percent of population 27.7, 25.5, 36.4, 10.9 respectively were the major ethnic group with the majority of Hindu religious people. The literacy status of respondents’ parents, 72.7 percent of their mother’s and 78.2 percents of their father’s were literate. Majority of the respondents’ main sources of family income were non agriculture sector. Various respondents were living together in small family size. Among 47.3 percent respondents lived in their own house. 96.4 percent had radio, 97.3 percent had television, 33.6 had computer availability, and 93.6 percent had phone as there household facilities. A finding shows that, above than 90 percent respondents had knowledge about means of family planning and 77.3 percent of the total respondents were reported five years interval is an appropriate birth spacing period between two children. About 96 percent perceived about the menstruation is a periodic discharge of blood and mucus and 82.7 percent respondents said “When the menstruation girls has been capable to be pregnant”. Among them, 66.4 percent respondents were reported 20 years is an appropriate marriage age for female and 25 years is for male. Half of the total population said that sexual intercourse between male and female is a way of getting pregnant and about three in fourth respondents were reported the appropriate age of sexual intercourse is twenty years and above. Overall, above than 80 respondents were reported the consequences of early pregnancy is infant mortality, maternal mortality, and low weight birth. Among 92.7 percent had knowledge about abortion is termination of pregnancy before 28 weeks. In the case of safe motherhood, care of those three components (ANC, delivery, and PNC) of the safe motherhood had reported by 92.7 percent of respondents as the safe motherhoods components. Above than 90 percent respondents had knowledge about infertility. The result of specific knowledge on STIs and HIV/AIDS 97.3 percent had knowledge about HIV/AIDS as well as 89.1 percent and 82.7 percent respondents were eported Gonorrhea and syphilis are the types of STIs respectively. 91.8 percent of the respondents were known about the need of RH knowledge in the adolescent period.