The result of the determination the level of knowledge about reproductive and sexual health among adolescents

Abstract

Background: Adolescence is one of the most important periods in a person’s life, and girls and boys undergoing adolescence experience physical, psychological, emotional, and behavioral changes. Therefore, adequate knowledge of reproductive and sexuality education is necessary to adapt to the changes that occur during adolescence. Aim: To assess and determine the level of knowledge of adolescent reproductive and sexual health. Materials and Methods: A total of 1,450 youth representatives from 6 districts of UB city and Darkhan-Uul province EBS and MCT participated in the study. The study used a school-based, momentary model to study the knowledge of adolescent girls and boys about reproductive and sexual health. When evaluating the knowledge of reproductive and sexual health of the participants, 30-37 points were classified as very good, 22-29 points as good, 15-21 points as average, 8-14 points as poor, and less than 7 points as insufÏcient. Data analysis was done using SPSS.25 software. Results: The overall level of knowledge of reproductive and sexual health among participants varied. 6.1-18.3% of the surveyed adolescents have very good and good knowledge, 29.7% have medium knowledge, 37.2% have poor knowledge, and 8.7% have insufÏcient knowledge. Conclusion: 1. When summarizing the results of the study that evaluated the knowledge of reproductive and sexual health of adolescents, the majority of participants have a medium or poor level of knowledge. 2. As the age of adolescents increases, the evaluation of knowledge about reproduction and sexual health increases with a weak correlation (r=0.024, p=0.001).