2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2014.08.001
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Sexual and reproductive knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in a school going population of Sri Lankan adolescents

Abstract: The reproductive and sexual health of adolescents is an important health concern and a focus of global attention. In Sri Lanka, a lack of understanding about adolescent reproductive and sexual health needs is a matter of national concern.A survey was undertaken to examine the sexual knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of school going adolescents in Sri Lanka. A random sample of schools was selected from one district. Data were collected by a self-completion questionnaire and analysed using SPSS. Response rate … Show more

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“…As reported by the current study 82.9% of the students have awareness about the contraceptive methods, from these 130 (51.5%) and 94 (37.3%) knew male condom and pills respectively. This study is lower than the study conducted in Spain, among university students 86.9% used a contraceptive method during their first sexual relation and the most used contraceptives methods were male condom (90.6%) and hormonal pills [17], in Nigeria, condom was the most frequently mentioned (59.3%) [7], and in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 57% used contraception at first intercourse [12].…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 63%
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“…As reported by the current study 82.9% of the students have awareness about the contraceptive methods, from these 130 (51.5%) and 94 (37.3%) knew male condom and pills respectively. This study is lower than the study conducted in Spain, among university students 86.9% used a contraceptive method during their first sexual relation and the most used contraceptives methods were male condom (90.6%) and hormonal pills [17], in Nigeria, condom was the most frequently mentioned (59.3%) [7], and in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 57% used contraception at first intercourse [12].…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 63%
“…The channels of communication, such as mother-daughter discussions, teacher-student discussions or peer-to-peer programs through which adolescents might receive information on safe sex, relationships, reproductive health and related issues are not widely available in different country [6,10,11]. As reported by Rajapaksa-Hewageegana, N., et al, health professionals were the preferred source of sexual information (32%) rather than parents (12.5%) or friends (5.6%) [12], however Rahimi-Naghani, S., et al, reports friends as the primary or secondary source of knowledge about puberty and sex-related issues [13].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…This is in line with studies from a number of other countries, according to a WHO review, "...girls' sexual debut at 14 years or younger remains quite common in a number of developing countries (and in some developed countries as well, such as the United States of America)" [6]. Secondly, the male and female secondary school students -in Sri Lanka [5] and the female college students in the USA [7] had important knowledge gaps and misconceptions about adolescent sexual and reproductive health; in the latter, this was specifically about contraception. This too is in line with studies from a number of countries [8].…”
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confidence: 79%
“…Firstly, a sizable minority of randomly selected boys and girls from two Northern towns of Ethiopia [3,4], and a small proportion of randomly selected adolescent boys and girls in Sri Lanka [5] -in their mid adolescence -reported having initiated sexual activity. This is in line with studies from a number of other countries, according to a WHO review, "...girls' sexual debut at 14 years or younger remains quite common in a number of developing countries (and in some developed countries as well, such as the United States of America)" [6].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Con relación a los conocimientos, entendidos como la cantidad de información adquirida sobre sexualidad, que pueden ser discriminados como correctos o erróneos en un marco de la salud y la prevención, se ha encontrado en múltiples estudios que los varones tienen mayor desconocimiento con relación a las Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual (its) y su prevención (12,13). Esta brecha en el conocimiento ha presentado diferencias por género en estudios realizados a nivel mundial y latinoamericano (14,15). En sentido contrario, se ha reportado que la población adolescente colombiana tiene un alto nivel de conocimientos en sexualidad, pero un bajo nivel de prácticas de autocuidado (16).…”
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