Sharmila Shrestha, Sarita Shrestha, Monika Lama, S. Ojha, Savina Thapa
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Awareness and Attitude Regarding Teenage Pregnancy among Adolescent Girls of Chandannath Municipality, Jumla
Objectives: To assess the awareness and attitude regarding teenage pregnancy among adolescent girls.
Methods: A descriptive cross- sectional design was carried out among 334 adolescent girls of school students of Chandannath Municipality, Jumla.
Results: Awareness of teenage pregnancy was inadequate in 68% of adolescent girls, moderate in 26% and adequate in only 6%. Attitude to denounce teenage pregnancy was good in 58.1%, neutral in 34.4% and unfavorable in7.5%. There was no relation between awareness and attitude regarding teenage pregnancy and types of family, level of education of father and mother.
Conclusion: Despite of favourable attitude against teenage pregnancy, the awareness level is low in adolescent girls. There was no significant difference between demographic variables with awareness and attitude regarding teenage pregnancy.