Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Sexual and Reproductive Health Among Adolescents Studying in Government Schools in Tansen Municipality, Palpa, Nepal: A School‐Based Cross‐Sectional Study
Sangita Bhattarai, Shrijana Poudel, Krishna Prasad Sapkota, Rais Pokharel, Bikash Adhikari, Bhuwan Thakurathi, Rajan Bikram Rayamajhi, Nilam Adhikari · 2026
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Sangita Bhattarai and co-authors surveyed 228 school students in 2026 in three government schools in Tansen, Nepal. Ages ran from ten to nineteen. Questions covered what they know and how they feel about sexual and reproductive health. Questions covered body changes, abortion, infections, and family planning.
Most students landed in the middle knowledge band in every topic, and few reached the top band. Nearly two thirds, at 62.3%, held unfavourable attitudes overall. Students who knew more about abortion were far more likely to hold favourable views. The authors say school lessons, above all on abortion, need strengthening in public schools to lift both knowledge and attitudes.
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| CREATOR | Sangita Bhattarai, Shrijana Poudel, Krishna Prasad Sapkota, Rais Pokharel, Bikash Adhikari, Bhuwan Thakurathi, Rajan Bikram Rayamajhi, Nilam Adhikari |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38455 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |