Parida Swayam P, Gajjala Alekhya, Giri Prajna P
Associate Professor, Department of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Junior Resident, Department of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Jan;10(1):66-71. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1513_20. Epub 2021 Jan 30.
Adolescence is a period that is characterized by growth and development rapidly. They have only limited knowledge regarding sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Adolescents girls are more marginalized and face many problems in society. Owing to a lack of knowledge on SRH, they succumb to various situations such as unhealthy menstrual hygiene practices, unwanted sex, teenage pregnancy, unsafe abortions, reproductive tract infections (RTIs), and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as HIV/AIDS. These have adverse effects on their mental health. This article reviews the literature to explore the knowledge, attitude, practices, and life skills regarding SRH among adolescent girls. Need for the inclusion of SRH and life skill education for adolescents in schools, strengthening health care programs, and involvement of various Non-Governmental organizations (NGO for adolescent wellbeing. A Search of relevant publications between 2011 and 2020 was done through multiple electronic databases such as MEDLINE, PUBMED, and Google scholar. A manual search on world health statistics, national programs regarding SRH was done.
青春期是一个快速生长发育的时期。他们在性与生殖健康（SRH）方面的知识有限。青春期女孩在社会中更加边缘化，面临诸多问题。由于缺乏性与生殖健康知识，她们会陷入各种困境，如不良的经期卫生习惯、意外性行为、少女怀孕、不安全堕胎、生殖道感染（RTIs）以及诸如艾滋病毒/艾滋病等性传播疾病（STDs）。这些对她们的心理健康有不利影响。本文回顾文献，以探究青春期女孩在性与生殖健康方面的知识、态度、行为及生活技能。需要在学校为青少年纳入性与生殖健康及生活技能教育，加强医疗保健项目，并让各种非政府组织（NGO）参与到青少年福祉事务中来。通过多个电子数据库，如医学索引数据库（MEDLINE）、医学期刊数据库（PUBMED）和谷歌学术，检索了2011年至2020年间的相关出版物。还对世界卫生统计数据以及各国关于性与生殖健康的项目进行了人工检索。
