1. Netaji Subhas Open University B.Ed. (ODL)
Satyapriya Roy College Of Education
WORKSHOP BASED SEMINER PRESENTATION
Topic: Impact of Education on Adolescents and
Reproductive Health
Presented by:
Debasmita Chaudhury
Enrolment No. 132500020012
Roll: AW- 01/ A- 04 No. 0012

2. Why is Reproductive Health Education important?
Today there are more than one billion 10–19 year olds, 70% of
whom live in developing nations. They are growing up in
circumstances quite different from those of their parents, with
greater access to formal education, increasing need for such
technological skills as computer and internet literacy, different job
opportunities, and more exposure to new ideas through media,
telecommunications and other avenues.
 Rates of sexual initiation during young adulthood are rising in
developing countries
 Early marriage can lead to pregnancies that put young women at
risk for obstetric fistulae and other sexually transmitted
diseases(STDs)
 High risk behavior and HIV prevalence among adolescents
 Lack of knowledge about contraception and prevention of STDs

3. Why parent child communication is a failure in
improving reproductive health?
• Most of today's parents were not taught about
sexual and reproductive health by their own
parents or even in school, leaving them
unable to pass on crucial knowledge to their
children.
• The discomfort many parents feel about
talking to their children about sexuality
further impedes their ability to provide
guidance to their young ones.
• Youth are often reluctant to ask elders for
details about sexuality, fearing that questions
might raise suspicions of illicit activity.
This makes reproductive health education
more important and relevant in developing
countries.

4. School-based Reproductive Health Education
among adolescent girls in Alexandria, Egypt
• Starting in 2011, the Alexandria Regional Centre for Women’s
Health and Development implemented a two-year program,
“Reproductive Health Awareness Program Among Female Youth in
Secondary Schools in Alexandria.”
• The program included research components both qualitative and
quantitative
and
• An intervention to assess the impact of School Based Reproductive
Health Education on the knowledge and attitude of adolescent girls
• Ten secondary schools in Alexandria Governorate were randomly
selected to participate
Ref: May M. Tawfik et. al. Reproductive Health Education Among Adolescent Girls In
Alexandria, Egypt, March 2013.

5. Ref: May M. Tawfik et. al. Reproductive Health Education Among Adolescent Girls In
Alexandria, Egypt, March 2013.

6. To assess the training program’s impact, they were asked to
answer the same Questionnaire before and after the training.
Teachers were trained to lead the sessions
A variety of different materials were used in the training,
including slide presentations, handouts, pamphlets, posters,
classroom exercises, and flip charts.
•A Reproductive Health Curriculum was developed by experts,
informed by the data gathered from the girls. It covered the
following topics:
 basic knowledge and information on adolescent girls and
puberty
 adolescent girls’ future role as adult women
 health issues affecting adolescent girls including nutrition,
exercise, smoking, STDs, and risky behaviors
 female genital mutilation

7. School Based Reproductive Health Education is easy
and effective
Schools are a safe place for adolescents to learn about RH
matters in age-appropriate ways.
Similarity in age, school grade and cultural background makes
it easy for them to learn about reproductive health.

8. Thank You