World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS REGARDING PROBLEMS OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN SELECTED PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGES OF RURAL AND URBAN AREAS AT TUMAKURU

*Gowri R. V.

ABSTRACT

Background: Teenage pregnancy is coming up as one of the most important social and public health problems all over the world with varying prevalence rates. In recent years incidence is increasing due to early onset of puberty, early sexual activity in girls and relative lack of education on contraceptive method. Methods: A Non-Experimental Comparative Research Design was utilised. A Non probability convenient sampling technique was used to collect the data from 120 teenage students by using self -administered questionnaire comprising of 42 items. Results: The mean score obtained for overall knowledge in urban adolescent girls as 20.73% which was significantly higher than mean score obtained for overall knowledge in rural adolescent girls 17.93%. It also shows that 80% of rural adolescent girls had inadequate knowledge, 20% had moderately adequate knowledge and no one had adequate knowledge, whereas 3.3% urban adolescent girls had adequate knowledge, 60.0 %had moderately adequate knowledge and 36.7% had inadequate knowledge. Conclusions: The study concluded that awareness about the problems of teenage pregnancy through formal education by nursing professional can help the teenagers to over come problems of teenage pregnancy and preserve their health.Knowledge, Teenage pregnancy, Problems.

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