Sexual and Reproductive Health Knowledge and Associated Factors among Day School Going Girls in Homa Bay County, Kenya
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Date
2020
Authors
Owaka, Isaac Ogweno
Otieno, George Ochien’g
Keraka, Margaret Nyanchoka
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Kabarak
Abstract
Adolescents sexual and reproductive health decision making is greatly influenced by their knowledge. This study, therefore, aimed to determine sexual and reproductive health knowledge among secondary school-going girls in Homabay County, Kenya. The methodology adopted was a cross-sectional analytical study design that used quantitative approaches to determine factors associated with sexual and reproductive health knowledge among day school-going girls. A sample size of 491 participants were proportionately distributed in the selected 28 school. Data was entered, cleaned, and analysed in the SPSS software version 17. Descriptive statistical analysis determined the level of sexual and reproductive health knowledge while logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with sexual and reproductive health knowledge. The study reported 39.4%, 40.4% and 82.9% of participants to be having good overall knowledge of risky sexual behaviour, pregnancy related issues and HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention. From the participants 207(42.1%),203(41.3%),230 (46.7%),188(38.2%),173(35.2%) correctly identified risky sexual behaviour as sexual intercourse without a condom, starting sexual activities before age 14, multiple sexual partners, more frequent sexual activities and having sex under influence of alcohols respectively. On pregnancy, 303(61.6%),416(84.6 %),315(64.0%) of the participants correctly answered that girls are most fertile at the middle of the menstrual cycle, the safest method of preventing pregnancy among teenage girls is abstinence and adolescent girls are at risk of maternal complication respectively. Participant with catholic religion background were less likely to have good sexual and reproductive health knowledge (OR 0.18, CI 0.318-0.84, P 0.0080). This study concludes that most girls have good knowledge on HIV but poor knowledge of risky sexual behavior and pregnancy-related issues and also identify role of religion in improving sexual and reproductive health knowledge. The study, therefore, recommends upscaling of school-based sexual and reproductive health education.
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Sexual, Reproductive health, Knowledge, School
Citation
Owaka, I. O., OTIENO, G., & KERAKA, M. N. (2020). SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG DAY SCHOOL GOING GIRLS IN HOMA BAY COUNTY, KENYA. Kabarak Journal of Research & Innovation, 10(1), 1-14.