Knowledge of Reproductive Health and Perception of Violence Among Rural Schoolgirls in Egypt
Autor: | Eman Hany Elsebaei, Walaa Ahmed Khairy, Nesreen Mohamed Kamal Elden |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Rural Population
Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Adolescent Psychological intervention Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires 030225 pediatrics Injury prevention Humans Medicine Child Abuse Child Students Reproductive health 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology Human factors and ergonomics General Medicine Cross-Sectional Studies Reproductive Health Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Egypt Female Rural area business Demography |
Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 32:368-376 |
ISSN: | 1083-3188 |
Popis: | Study Objective Although schools should play a crucial role in providing the right health information at the right age, little is known about the knowledge of school pupils in Egypt, especially girls living in rural areas, regarding reproductive health, and their perceptions of violence. In this study we aimed to assess reproductive health knowledge and perceptions around violence among rural school-attending girls. Design, Setting, and Participants A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 3 randomly selected public schools in a rural district in Fayoum Governorate. An anonymous, self-administered questionnaire was collected from a random sample of 412 schoolgirls between May and June 2017. Interventions and Main Outcome Measures A reproductive health knowledge score was generated by summing the correct responses to 28 items related to puberty, reproductive health problems, and marriage. The participants’ scores were dichotomized as high reproductive health knowledge if they scored at 50% or higher correct and low knowledge if they scored less than 50%. Results More than two-thirds of the participants had low reproductive health knowledge. The mean (SD) of the reproductive health knowledge score was 12.5 (±4.7) of 28. Multivariable regression analysis indicated that participants' age (adjusted odds ratio, 1.6; 95% confidence interval, 1.2-2.0) and their fathers’ education (adjusted odds ratio, 1.4; 95% confidence interval, 0.5-3.8) predicted high reproductive health knowledge. Regarding the perception of violence, approximately 31% of the participants accepted physical punishment from parents. Conclusion Schoolgirls in rural areas are still ignorant about many reproductive health issues and are subjected to different forms of violence, which necessitates development of reproductive health awareness programs with engagement of parents and teachers. |
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