THỰC TRẠNG KIẾN THỨC, THÁI ĐỘ, THỰC HÀNH VỀ SỨC KHỎE SINH SẢN VÀ MỘT SỐ YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN Ở HỌC SINH TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG TẠI THÀNH PHỐ SÓC TRĂNG, TỈNH SÓC TRĂNG NĂM 2023

Abstract

Background: Reproductive health is one of the important factors that determine adolescents’s healthy physical and mental development. However, knowledge and skills of adolescents are currently limited in reproductive health care. Objectives: To determine the proportion of students with correct knowledge, attitudes, and practices about reproductive health and some related factors among high school students in Soc Trang City, Soc Trang Province, in 2023. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study, using anonymous self-completed questionnaires to collect data, and applying the cluster sampling method through three stages with a sample size of 666 high school students in 2 high schools in Soc Trang City. Results: The percentages of students with correct general knowledge, general attitudes, and general practices about reproductive health were 75.4%, 80.5%, and 68.6%, respectively. Some factors related to students' knowledge were gender, living environment while studying, and participation in classes or propaganda sessions on reproductive health. Some factors related to students' attitudes were gender, and participation in classes or propaganda sessions on reproductive health. There is a relationship between general knowledge, and general attitudes and general practices regarding reproductive health. Conclusions: The rates of knowledge, attitudes, and correct practices about reproductive health among students were still low. It is necessary to promote combined communication and education solutions inside and outside of school to improve students' knowledge, attitudes, and practices of reproductive health.