An Analysis of the Knowledge and Attitude of Adolescence towards Sexual and Reproductive Health. A Case Study of Murehwa Centre
- Author
- Mabika, Christabel
- Title
- An Analysis of the Knowledge and Attitude of Adolescence towards Sexual and Reproductive Health. A Case Study of Murehwa Centre
- Abstract
- The research project was aimed at analysing the knowledge and attitude of adolescents towards sexual reproductive health in Murehwa centre. Adolescents are facing limited access to services and sexual and reproductive health information. They are many different factors that play a crucial role in determining adolescents’ access to adolescents sexual and reproductive health knowledge and these include socio-cultural, gender inequality and poverty. Qualitative research methodology was used in this study. The study also used informant interviews and focus group discussions in collecting research data. The research project was able to find out that adolescents in Murehwa centre were knowledgeable about adolescents sexual and reproductive health issues and problems like teenage pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), HIV and AIDS and early marriages. Non-existent communication on asrh issues between parents and adolescents is also another adolescent sexual and reproductive health problem except on menstruation, where female adolescents indicated that they get information on menstruation from their mothers. Adolescents in Murehwa indicated that they have limited access to adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health services. They indicated many reasons for having limited access to adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health services such as poor quality services, social stigma, negative attitude from other health practitioners and lack of information.
- Date
- 2020
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
- Knowledge and Attitude
- Adolescence
- Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Supervisor
- N/A
- Item sets
- Department of Social Work
