REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AND UNSAFE INDUCED ABORTION AMONG FEMALE ADOLESCENT {13-19} IN SOME COMMUNITIES IN OSHODI-LAGOS BY Eboh theresa TABLE OF CONTENT ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Statement of the problem 1.2 Research Question 1.3 General aim of study 1.4 Objective of study 1.5 Justification of study 1.6 Study of study 1.7 Scope and limitation of study 1.8 Definition of terms CHAPTER TWO :LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK
KNOWLEGDE OF REPRODUCTION AND UNSAFE INDUCED ABORTION AMONG FEMALE ADOLESCENT {13-19} IN SOME COMMUNITIES IN OSHODI-LAGOS BY Eboh theresa TABLE OF CONTENT ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Statement of the problem 1.2 Research Question 1.3 General aim of study 1.4 Objective of study 1.5 Justification of study 1.6 Study of study 1.7 Scope and limitation of study 1.8 Definition of terms CHAPTER TWO :LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK
abortion annually (Negedu, 2011). pregnancies are either mistimed or unwanted among adolescents. Studies in the past have Indicated that, lack of adequate sexual and reproductive health knowledge may possibly represent a key factor preventing the complete elimination of unwanted pregnancies, and unsafe induced abortion among adolescent girls in Nigeria. According to Ipas(2005) unplanned pregnancies are the result of various factors, including lack of knowledge about menstruation and pregnancy,
RESEARCH QUESTIONS The guiding research questions for this study include the following:•What is the knowledge level of adolescent girls about reproductive health issues generally?• What is their level of awareness concerning the existence of family planning services?• Is there a link between the knowledge level of adolescent girls about reproductive health issues and the incidence of unsafe induced abortion?• Is there a connection between their level of awareness about family planning services and their
on the health of these displaced persons and families? Can you suggest policies to reduce this burden? Please consider the roles that physicians can play. I am personally interested by the effects of displacement on reproductive health. According to the WHO, reproductive health means that “people are able to have satisfying and safe sex life and that they have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when and how often to do so”. With this simple definition of reproductive health
is still relatively high compared to the rest of the world. Sexual health is one of the top priorities in early adolescence health in the United States. Consequences of having sex at a young age generally results in unsafe sex practices. The consequences can be due to the lack of knowledge about sex education, and access to birth control/contraception (NIH, 2005). Due to the lack of knowledge and access to birth control, adolescents involve in risk taking when they start to explore sexual intimate
we are in dire need of a change. Providing Sex Education in schools provides the necessary tools to decrease these numbers and change the thoughts and actions of children who act impulsively with little or no knowledge of the consequences of their actions. In the 1940’s, The Public Health Service strongly supported Sex Education in public school, calling it “an urgent need”. During the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, groups such as the Christian Crusade and the Eagle Forman launched campaigns to have Sex Education
In addition, experts have concluded that until the population becomes stable, social, economic, and health problems will not be solved and may only get worse (“Whose future?). We cannot allow ourselves to destroy humanity’s future. Though a daunting task, controlling the booming population is not as intimidating as other world problems. Most
the world with serious influences on our health and social services systems. Violence against women is any act of gender-based violence that leads to, or is likely to lead to, physical, sexual or psychological damage or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, assault or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether happening in public or private life. Scientific interest in the issue of violence against women and its connections to poor mental health used to be insignificant. Nevertheless
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