Assessment Of Communication Messages Used In Adolescent Reproductive Health Education
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2014
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Journal of Information Engineering and Applications
Abstract
The adolescent being a primary agent of socialization, the communication can exert a strong influence on
adolescent sexual behaviour. Reproductive health is a vital aspect of growth and development throughout our
lives, especially among the adolescence. Therefore, to aid in the design and implementation of effective
prevention programmes, it is important to assess the communication messages used in adolescent reproductive
health education among school-going adolescents.
The study used a survey methodology that involved self-administered questionnaires to solicit data from 190
SHS students from the Kwahu-South District. Data analysis was done using SPSS and results presented using
tables and charts. In this study, significant discoveries have been made. It was found out that the sources of
adolescent reproductive or sexual health education included school and media. About (72.9%) of males and 52
(67.5%) of females indicated mothers as those who normally give education. The most identified channel of
communication was the inter-personal form. The Levene's Test (t=-3.077, Sig. = 0.002) revealed a significant difference between the opinion of males and females toward frequency of facing of sexual health problems. The
findings of this study suggest that prevention programmes that seek to educate Ghanaian school-going
adolescents about sexual risk behaviour must strongly encourage communication