Sankhyan Aakanksha, Sheoran Poonam, Kaur Simarjeet, Sarin Jyoti
Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Nursing Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mullana 133207, Haryana, India.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Nursing, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana 133207, Haryana, India, Phone: +91-8059930267.
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2019 Dec 25;34(1):ijamh-2019-0107. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2019-0107.
Adolescence is a time of evolving from the immaturity of childhood into the maturity of adulthood. This is a stage which requires extra care and protection. Physiologically and physically, adolescents go through a series of transformations as they grow and develop.
A descriptive study design was adopted with 70 teachers selected using a convenience sampling technique from five different government schools of the Ambala District, Haryana. Knowledge and attitude were assessed using a structured knowledge questionnaire and a 5-point Likert scale, respectively. The reliability coefficient of the structured knowledge questionnaire was found to be 0.67 by the Kuder-Richardson method and for the attitude scale, it was found to be 0.7 by Cronbach's α.
More than one third (37.1%) of the teachers were between 31 and 35 years of age. Out of 70 the majority (75.7%) of the teachers were female. More than half (62.9%) of the teachers had an average level of knowledge and the majority (71.4%) of the teachers had moderately favorable attitudes regarding reproduction and sexual health. Furthermore, teachers had more knowledge about the reproductive organs and the concept of puberty followed by the concept of reproductive and sexual health and had the least knowledge in the area of contraception.
This study highlights the need for special training and awareness programs regarding reproduction and sexual health among school teachers.
青春期是从儿童期的不成熟向成年期的成熟演变的时期。这是一个需要格外关注和保护的阶段。在生理和身体方面，青少年在成长发育过程中会经历一系列转变。
采用描述性研究设计，从哈里亚纳邦安巴拉区的五所不同政府学校中使用便利抽样技术选取了70名教师。分别使用结构化知识问卷和5点李克特量表评估知识和态度。通过库德-理查森方法发现结构化知识问卷的信度系数为0.67，态度量表的信度系数通过克朗巴哈α系数法测得为0.7。
超过三分之一（37.1%）的教师年龄在31至35岁之间。在70名教师中，大多数（75.7%）为女性。超过一半（62.9%）的教师知识水平处于中等，大多数（71.4%）的教师对生殖和性健康持适度积极的态度。此外，教师对生殖器官和青春期概念的了解较多，其次是生殖和性健康概念，而在避孕方面的知识最少。
本研究强调了对学校教师进行生殖和性健康方面的特殊培训和提高认识项目的必要性。
