Accessibility and utilization of reproductive health information among secondary school students in Chunya district, Tanzania
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2010
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University of Dar es Salaam
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This study was undertaken in order to determine the accessibility and utilization of reproductive health (RH) information among secondary school students in Chunya District. The study investigated the extent to which students in the areas with poor information infrastructure like Chunya have access to and utilize RH information especially on the aspects of family planning and safe motherhood. Social survey method was used for this study. The data were collected from a total of 111 respondents through questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussions. The study found that most of the respondents, that is students, had little knowledge on RH. Most of them practise sex in their early age before marriage without knowledge that the practice could result into pregnancy. Although teachers and some parents mentioned to be the current sources of RH information to students, it was discovered that there is inadequate collaboration between parents and teachers in disseminating RH information to students as parents leave this responsibility entirely to teachers. The study concludes that youths in rural areas of Tanzania acquire little knowledge of RH information and rarely use it. Therefore, it is recommended that RH information to students and parents in rural communities should be given much more attention by both the government and non-government agencies. Also, disseminating information related to RH to rural communities should be considered as an important aspect in fighting against ignorance, underdevelopment, poverty and hunger.
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Jackson, J (2010) Accessibility and utilization of reproductive health information among secondary school students in Chunya district, Tanzania master dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam. Available at http://41.86.178.3/internetserver3.1.2/detail.aspx?parentpriref=