Perception of adolescents towards reproductive health

Increased self-understanding, identity exploration, physical and emotional

changes, development of intimate relationships outside home, increased dependency on

friends, dilemmas, arguments with parents are all hallmarks of adolescent development.

Awareness of ones sexual development, romantic relations with the member of opposite

sex, curiosity and experimentation along with inadequate information and the preference

for unreliable sources of information on puberty and sex, can pose a serious threat to the

physical, emotional and social well being of adolescents. With adults admitting their

embarrassment and unpreparedness to handle the growing sexual interests of their

adolescent child and with the ever increasing number of adolescents who indulge in risk

taking behaviours like pre-marital and unprotected intercourse, the need to know and

understand adolescents and to inculcate a sense of responsibility in them is of utmost

importance. For this, it becomes even more important to know the meaning of

reproductive health and sexuality and also to know the meaning of the aforementioned

concepts as understood by adolescents. This would, in turn, help to explore and know

what adolescents perceive of reproductive health, sexuality and related issues. These

concepts and the issues related to adolescent sexuality and risk taking and the spheres of

influence that affect and shape adolescent sexuality, as discussed in the following pages,

form the bases of the present research.

Author: Kaur Rupinder
Publisher: Independent Author
Published: 03/17/2023
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9781805247296