Survey on reproductive health related knowledge and attitude among teen-agers in Shanghai
- VernacularTitle:上海市青少年生殖健康相关知识与态度现状研究
- Author:
Jie-Qiong LOU
1
;
Rong SHI
;
Gang XU
;
Hui-Jun DUAN
;
Hui YANG
Author Information
1. 上海交通大学公共卫生学院
- Keywords:
teen-ager;
reproductive health;
knowledge;
attitude;
behavior
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine
2016;28(10):702-706
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the current status of knowledge, attitude and behaviors on reproductive health among the teen-agers in Shanghai. Methods During May to September 2013, the survey was conducted among 4 942 students in eight high schools, eight vocational high schools, eight middle schools and two universities in four districts in Shanghai, using stratified cluster sampling method. Results The subjects included 2 456 males and 2 486 females with an average age of (16.84 ±1.53). The teen-agers had a low level of knowledge on reproductive health, especially the knowledge of pregnancy and contraception, and there was significant difference in gender and age groups respectively.The attitude towards sex-related behaviors was open.The acceptance rate of premarital sexual behavior, unmarried cohabitation, premarital pregnancy, one-night stand and multiple sexual partners was 66.9%, 62.7%, 34.0%, 28.1%, and 28.1% respectively.According to multivariate logistic regression analysis, the acceptance of premarital sexual behavior was correlated to gender, education level, knowledge of condom and sexually transmitted diseases, and love behavior ( P <0.05 ) . Conclusion The teen-agers in Shanghai have poor knowledge of reproductive health and an open attitude towards sex-related behaviors.It is important to pay attention to the education and guidance of teen-agers'reproductive health knowledge, so as to help them build a complete and comprehensive system on reproductive health knowledge and skills.
