AlJohara M AlQuaiz|Ambreen Kazi|Maha Al Muneef
Determinants of sexual health knowledge in adolescent girls in schools of Riyadh-Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study
King Saud University|King Saud University|King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
many social cultural factors affecting sexual knowledge adolescents study measured sexual health knowledge level adolescents identified association role parents friends school environment adolescent girls riyadh saudi arabiafour hundred nineteen saudi female students belonging intermediate secondary grades randomly selected four public private girl schools 255 698 students 15 years 164 392 15 years selfadministered structured questionnaire comprising sociodemographic information role parents teachers availability school curriculum sexual health used sexual health knowledge assessed questions identification physical changes puberty 15 years separate questions sexually transmitted infections 15 years54 15 years 707 15 years poor sexual health knowledge multivariate analysis found determinants poor sexual health education 15 years lower education level parents 1087 95 ci 2444838 second birth order 232 95 ci 124433 absence school curriculum sexual health 056 95 ci 033095 determinants 15 years age mothers low literacy 308 95 ci 142671 sources poor sexual knowledge parents 1010 95 ci 2703774 schools 695 95 ci 1952478 maids 457 95 ci 1261659 media 512 95 ci 1292007 statistically significant factorsgovernment agencies collaboration stake holders develop policies programs implementing evaluating integrated comprehensive sexual educational programs adolescents saudi arabia