tailieunhanh - Evaluation of a reproductive health awareness program for adolescence in urban Tanzania-A quasi-experimental pre-test post-test research

Perceived quality of care is an important factor that determines whether people choose to utilise SRH services. Evidence from Bangladesh, Senegal and Tanzania suggests that in areas where women felt that they were receiving a high standard of care, they were more likely to use contraceptives than in areas with lower quality health facilities. Improving quality of care requires that patients’ perspectives and levels of satisfaction are taken into account when evaluating services, and are incorporated into policy decisions. This means that in addition to clinical factors. | Madeni et al. Reproductive Health 2011 8 21 http content 8 1 21 0 REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH Open Access Evaluation of a reproductive health awareness program for adolescence in urban Tanzania-A quasi-experimental pre-test post-test research Frida Madeni Shigeko Horiuchi and Mariko Iida Abstract Background Sub-Saharan Africa is among the countries where 10 of girls become mothers by the age of 16 years old. The United Republic of Tanzania located in Sub-Saharan Africa is one country where teenage pregnancy is a problem facing adolescent girls. Adolescent pregnancy has been identified as one of the reasons for girls dropping out from school. This study s purpose was to evaluate a reproductive health awareness program for the improvement of reproductive health for adolescents in urban Tanzania. Methods A quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test research design was conducted to evaluate adolescents knowledge attitude and behavior about reproductive health before and after the program. Data were collected from students aged 11 to 16 at Ilala Municipal Dar es Salaam Tanzania. An anonymous 23-item questionnaire provided the data. The program was conducted using a picture drama reproductive health materials and group discussion. Results In total 313 questionnaires were distributed and 305 were useable for the final analysis. The mean age for girls was years and years for boys. A large minority of both girls and boys had experienced sex and among the girls who had experienced sex reported that it was by force. The girls mean score in the knowledge pre-test was and in post-test which increased significantly t p . The mean behavior pre-test score was and post-test was which showed a significant increase t p . The boys mean score in the knowledge pre-test was and for the post-test which increased significantly t p . The mean behavior pre-test score was

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