Saghi Sima, Mirghafourvand Mojgan, Alizadeh Charandabi Sakineh Mohammad, Nabighadim Abbas, Seidi Simin, Rahmani Azad
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2016 Nov 1;28(4):397-405. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2015-0016.
Adolescence is a critical period and is associated with physical and psycho-social changes induced by puberty, which builds personality, behavior, and future health of the adolescents. This study aimed to determine the adolescent's knowledge and attitude toward pubertal health and his/her socio-demographic predictors.
This cross-sectional study was performed on 1017 adolescent girls who were in the second and third grades of secondary schools in Tabriz, Iran, in 2013. The sampling method was random. The general linear model was used to determine the social-demographic predictors of the adolescent's knowledge and attitude about pubertal health.
The mean (standard deviation) score of knowledge and attitude was 53.2 (13.7) and 66.7 (11.5), respectively (from an attainable score range of 0-100). The variables of educational level, economic status, household members, obtaining information about the puberty, and age of menarche were predictors of knowledge. Educational level, the most feeling at menarche, and source of the most information about puberty were predictors of attitude (p<0.05).
The findings of this study show that the knowledge and attitude of adolescents about pubertal health are moderate. Thus, it is necessary to educate the girls about pubertal health to enable them to have a healthy reproductive life in the future.
青春期是一个关键时期，与青春期引发的身体和心理社会变化相关，这些变化塑造着青少年的个性、行为和未来健康。本研究旨在确定青少年对青春期健康的知识和态度及其社会人口统计学预测因素。
2013年，对伊朗大不里士市初中二、三年级的1017名青春期女孩进行了这项横断面研究。采用随机抽样方法。使用一般线性模型来确定青少年对青春期健康知识和态度的社会人口统计学预测因素。
知识和态度的平均（标准差）得分分别为53.2（13.7）和66.7（11.5）（满分0 - 100分）。教育水平、经济状况、家庭成员数量、获取青春期信息情况以及初潮年龄是知识的预测因素。教育水平、初潮时最强烈的感受以及青春期信息的主要来源是态度的预测因素（p<0.05）。
本研究结果表明，青少年对青春期健康的知识和态度处于中等水平。因此，有必要对女孩进行青春期健康教育，使她们能够在未来拥有健康的生殖生活。
