AWARENESS OF TEENAGE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS AMONG IN-SCHOOL FEMALE ADOLESCENTS IN OWERRI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

Authors

  • KALU, MGBO OKEKE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION, ALVAN IKOKU FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION OWERRI, IMO STATE
  • PROF. ENE O.C Department of Health and Physical Education University of Nigeria, Nsukka
  • EZE-UFODIAMA STELLA .C DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION, ALVAN IKOKU FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION OWERRI, IMO STATE
  • NWAGWU, AUGUSTINA .N DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION, ALVAN IKOKU FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION OWERRI, IMO STATE

Keywords:

Sexual Health,, Reproductive Health,, Sexuality,, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights and Awareness.

Abstract

The study focused on the awareness of teenage sexual and reproductive health rights among in-school female adolescents in Owerri Municipal Council of Imo State. A self developed and validated questionnaire with 0.78 reliability index was used as research instrument. The data was analyzed using frequency, percentage and grand mean. Three hundred and twenty in-school female adolescents were drawnfrom three towns out of thefive towns in Owerri Municipal Council drawn using stratified random sampling technique served as sample for the study. The result of the study showed that age and class of study were significant factors that affected the awareness of teenage sexual and reproductive health rights of in-school female adolescent in Owerri Municipal Council. It was recommended among others that the ministry of education in Nigeria has to incorporate reproductive and sexual health right
into the school curriculum from the primary level to the institutions of higher learning.

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Published

2015-09-22

How to Cite

KALU, MGBO OKEKE, K. M. O., ENE, O., EZE-UFODIAMA STELLA .C, E.-U. S. .C, & NWAGWU, AUGUSTINA .N, N. A. . .N. (2015). AWARENESS OF TEENAGE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS AMONG IN-SCHOOL FEMALE ADOLESCENTS IN OWERRI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH PROMOTION, 8(1). Retrieved from https://journals.aphriapub.com/index.php/NJHP/article/view/1981

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2015)

Section

NJHP