Abstract

Reproductive health is an important component of general health, it is prerequisite for social and economic and imperative because human energy and creativity are driving forces of development. Reproductive health has been defined by the WHO as the state of physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity in all matters relating to reproductive system and to its functions and processes. WHO reported that nearly one third of all healthy life lost among adult woman, because of reproductive health problems. This study was conducted to assess knowledge regarding Reproductive Health Care in SGRD College of Nursing Vallah Amritsar and study design was descriptive [1]. Population was B.Sc. 1st yr and sample size 48 students with purposive sampling technique. Data was collected by using Structured Knowledge Questionnaire. Data was analyzed and results of this study revealed that that the majority i.e. 37(77%) of subject were in the age group of 19-20 years. Majority of respondent i.e. 30(62.5%) had good knowledge, 18(37.5%) had average knowledge score and none of them had below average so the mean percent was 14.5, SD was 3.18.Association of knowledge score with all variables was non-significant at >0.05.

Keywords

Reproductive system, Human energy, Reproductive health, Sexual relationship, Sampling technique, WHO, Demographic variable, Descriptive Research Design, Quantitative Approach, Socio demographic variables, Knowledge questionnaire