Raghavendra Rao|Alessia Lena|N. Sreekumaran Nair|Veena Kamath|Asha Kamath
Effectiveness of reproductive health education among rural adolescent girls: A school based intervention study in Udupi Taluk, Karnataka
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
adolescence important sensitive period ones life 1 according world health organization expert committee adolescence defined period 10 19 years second decade lifeto determine effectiveness educational intervention program knowledge reproductive health among adolescent girlsthis educational intervention study carried period one year total 791 rural girls age group 1619 years randomly selected coastal villages udupi district karnatakaadolescent girls educated regarding reproductive health awareness levels evaluated immediately following interventiondata tabulated analyzed using spss version 110 windows findings described terms proportions percentages chi square test used test effect interventiona significant increase overall knowledge intervention 144 68 p 001 observed regarding contraception knowledge regarding ovulation first sign pregnancy fertilization improved 372 95 ci 352 392 p 0001 knowledge regarding importance diet pregnancy improved 66 95 following interventionthis study clearly showed educational intervention program bring desirable change knowledge among adolescent girls regarding reproductive health