%0 Journal Article
%T Sexual and Reproductive Health among High School Adolescents in West Shoa zone, Oromia Region in Ethiopia
%A Daba B.
%A Furry
%A Gloria T.
%A Mashalla
%A Yohana & Tshweneagae
%J African Journal of Reproductive Health
%D 2019
%X Adolescent¡®s sexual and reproductive health is a challenge in many low and middle-income countries. We assessed the knowledge and attitude towards sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in West Shoa zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia. The study was cross-sectional using simple multi-stage random sampling and a structured questionnaire was used to collect data among adolescents aged 15 ¨C 19 years. Frequency distribution of dependent and independent variables were computed and Odds ratios were calculated to determine association between variables. Most participants were from poor and illiterate families. Slightly over half of them had heard about sexual and reproductive health and the knowledge of emergency contraceptive was limited. About 80% of the girls who had become pregnant ended the pregnancy with an abortion and discussion between parents and adolescents on sexuality issues were poor. Effort to empower adolescents and communities with correct sexual and reproductive health is required; academic curricula should be reviewed and health facilities should be engaged to provide sexuality education. (Afr J Reprod Health 2019; 23[1]: 65-72). La sant¨¦ sexuelle et de la reproduction des adolescents est un d¨¦fi dans de nombreux pays ¨¤ revenu faible ou interm¨¦diaire. Nous avons ¨¦valu¨¦ les connaissances et les attitudes vis-¨¤-vis de la sant¨¦ sexuelle et de la reproduction chez les adolescents de la zone de Shoa Ouest, dans la r¨¦gion d¡®Oromia, en ¨¦thiopie. L¡®¨¦tude ¨¦tait transversale et reposait sur un simple ¨¦chantillonnage al¨¦atoire ¨¤ plusieurs degr¨¦s. Un questionnaire structur¨¦ a ¨¦t¨¦ utilis¨¦ pour collecter des donn¨¦es sur les adolescents ag¨¦s de 15 ¨C 19 ans. La distribution de fr¨¦quence des variables d¨¦pendantes et ind¨¦pendantes a ¨¦t¨¦ calcul¨¦e et les rapports de cotes ont ¨¦t¨¦ calcul¨¦s pour d¨¦terminer l'association entre les variables. La plupart des participants ¨¦taient issus de familles pauvres et illettr¨¦es. Un peu plus de la moiti¨¦ d'entre eux avaient entendu parler de la sant¨¦ sexuelle et de la reproduction et la connaissance de la contraception d'urgence ¨¦tait limit¨¦e. Environ 80% des filles qui ¨¦taient enceintes ont mis fin ¨¤ leur grossesse par un avortement et les discussions entre parents et adolescents sur les questions de sexualit¨¦ ont ¨¦t¨¦ m¨¦diocres. Un effort visant ¨¤ responsabiliser les adolescents et les communaut¨¦s en mati¨¨re de sant¨¦ sexuelle et de la reproduction est n¨¦cessaire; les programmes universitaires devraient ¨ºtre revus et les ¨¦tablissements de sant¨¦ devraient ¨ºtre engag¨¦s pour dispenser une ¨¦ducation sexuelle. (Afr J Reprod
%U http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?id=rh19007&lang=en