Knowledge of Sexual and Reproductive Health Among High School Students, Batam, Indonesia
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https://doi.org/10.35335/midwifery.v10i5.1008Keywords:
knowledge, sexual and reproductive healthAbstract
This study aims to describe sexual knowledge and reproductive health among school-going adolescents and compare levels of knowledge between males and females. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 387 high school adolescents using a self-validated questionnaire. Adolescents' knowledge level is high at 39.14%, the moderate category is 50.55%, and low-level knowledge is 10.31%. An independent t-test revealed that the average knowledge score of men and women showed no significant difference, with a mean score of 12.42 for males and 12.37 for females. The majority of adolescents discussing sexual matters with friends is 43.41%, 98.71% of adolescents ever heard about contraception, 89.66% know condoms as contraception, and 24.55% do not know how to use them. As many as 51.68% of adolescents only know that HIV/AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease. Lack of knowledge of important aspects of sexual and reproductive health insurance and the need to strengthen sexual and reproductive health education.
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[19] Z. Karaçam, K. Önel, and E. Gerçek, “Effects of unplanned pregnancy on maternal health in Turkey,†Midwifery, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 288–293, 2011, doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2009.07.006.
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[22] J. Y. Frappier, V. Tessier, P. McDuff, C. Stheneur, and M. V. Lemieux, “93. STI Knowledge: Do Sources and Types of Information and Parents/Friends/Adolescent Communication Have an Impact?,†J. Adolesc. Heal., vol. 48, no. 2, pp. S66–S66, 2011, doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.11.140.
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2022-12-20
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Putri, A. (2022) “Knowledge of Sexual and Reproductive Health Among High School Students, Batam, Indonesia”, Science Midwifery, 10(5), pp. 4237–4245. doi: 10.35335/midwifery.v10i5.1008.
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