Table 2 Reproductive health knowledge of rural adolescents in Machakel district, northwest Ethiopia, February 2012
Variables | Frequency (n = 375) | % |
|---|---|---|
Age at menarche (years) n = 185 | ||
10-14 | 121 | 65.4 |
15-19 | 64 | 34.6 |
Mean age at menarche | 3.8 ± 1.4 | |
A girl gets pregnant the 1 st time she has sex | ||
Yes | 200 | 53.5 |
No | 175 | 46.5 |
Know ways of avoiding pregnancy | ||
Yes | 282 | 75.1 |
No | 93 | 24.9 |
Know about STIs | ||
Yes | 236 | 63.0 |
No | 139 | 37.0 |
Know about HIV/AIDS | ||
Yes | 297 | 79.5 |
No | 78 | 20.5 |
HIV/AIDS can be acquired with 1 st contact | ||
Yes | 210 | 56.2 |
No | 165 | 43.8 |
Know any way to prevent HIV/AIDS | ||
Yes | 270 | 72.0 |
No | 105 | 28.0 |
Know about VCT | ||
Yes | 243 | 65.0 |
No | 132 | 35.0 |
Overall knowledge | ||
Knowledgeable | 251 | 67.0 |
Not knowledgeable | 124 | 33.0 |