Reproductive Health Problems and Treatment Seeking Behavior Among Adolescent Girls of UHTC Field Practice Area, Govt. Medical College, Bhavnagar
Autor: | Mansi G Chauhan, Harshad Patel |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Zdroj: | National Journal of Community Medicine, Vol 7, Iss 05 (2016) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 0976-3325 2229-6816 |
Popis: | Background: Within the family, compared to boys, the ‘adolescent girls’ health, nutrition, education & development are more neglected and it has adverse effect on reproductive health. This study was conducted to assess awareness about reproductive health among adolescent girls & to study prevalence of reproductive health problems & treatment seeking behavior among adolescent girls for Reproductive Tract Infections (RTIs). Materials & methods: Community based cross sectional study was conducted among 532 Adolescent girls during February 2014 to August 2014. Data was collected by pretested prestuctured questioner. Results: One or more symptoms of reproductive tract infections were found among 36.65% adolescent girls amongst them vaginal discharge was most common among 81(41.53%) girls. Only 12.83% girls sought treatment for RTI. Age of girl, educational status of girl, religion & socioeconomic class have association with development of reproductive tract infection. (p |
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