Awareness of Reproductive Health among Adolescent Girls in India

This book is highly recommended for knowledge in the field of adolescent health. This is specially true for a developing country like India where there is widespread poverty and lack of knowledge. Sexual and reproductive health issues are often avoided by youth because of associated stigma attached to it in the society. This book will thus help in unfurling the condition of youths specially girls in India. Girls are poorly placed in terms of status accorded to them in the society. Thus the book tries to highlight the plight of adolescent girls in India who faces an identity crisis in the tender ages of adolescence. In this book married and unmarried adolescents has been taken as two distinct group as it is felt that both groups have separate problems. It is found that adolescents are indeed lacking awareness about sexual and reproductive health in compared to women of other reproductive age groups. Thus it is high time to address their needs and develop sector-wise policies.

Autorentext

I am PhD research scholar in the Centre for the Studies of Regional Development in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. I have completed my Masters in Geography and has specialized on Demography. My research interest includes adolescent health, morbidity and mortality and fertility and structural changes.