Effectiveness of Interventional Reproductive and Sexual Health Education among School Going Adolescent Girls in Rural Area

BACKGROUND: Most adolescents lack access to age- and sex-appropriate health information which is vital for young people to make informed decisions about their reproductive sexual health. OBJECTIVES: The study objective was to study the effectiveness of the interventional reproductive and sexual health education on knowledge, attitude, and menstrual practices of school-going adolescent girls. MATERIALS AND METHODS: It was an interventional study consisting of a pretest, intervention session, and posttest conducted among 400 school-going adolescent girls in a rural area of Maharashtra. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant increase in knowledge, attitude, and practice median scores following intervention (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Age- and sex-appropriate health education programs can facilitate the development of healthy reproductive and sexual behavior patterns among adolescents through the enhancement of knowledge and development of right attitude.