scholarly journals Adolescents, fertility and reproductive health of the young in the Bosnian Serb Republic

Stanovnistvo ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-84
Author(s):  
Milorad Zivkovic
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Total Fertility Rate ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
Fertility Rate ◽  
Population Census ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Readiness To Learn ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancies ◽  
Surrounding Areas

This paper presents data which clearly reveal that the behavior model of young people in the Bosnian Serb Republic is characterized by an insufficient degree of information and poor knowledge on reproductive health, an increase in the number of alcohol consumers, drugs and cigarettes which leads to an increase in risky behavior, entering sexual relations and an earlier age, an increase in the number of sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies which often result in abortions or premature birth. At the same time young people recognize the necessity for more information, mention competent authorities and expect help from them. At the same time, they show readiness to learn through peer education. On the other hand, the estimated results which we obtained by using available sources, because of the lack of a population census, give us information on the grave demographic situation in the Bosnian Serb Republic and negative tendencies in the future. When we speak of the total fertility rate and compare these data with countries of Europe and the surrounding areas, we can unfortunately only state that many factors - the most important being: war events, insecurity, unfavorable economic and social situation, significant migration of not only young people but of whole families - caused severely low total fertility rate in the Bosnian Serb Republic. Even worse, these tendencies are further decreasing and society is moving towards open depopulation with unforeseeable demographic, economic and national consequences. At the same time, it has been ascertained that young people are getting married at a later age, deciding on becoming parents at a later age and acting more riskily which decreases their fertility capacity and decreases their share in the total fertility capacity, making the already bad demographic picture of the Bosnian Serb Republic even worse.

scholarly journals New morbidity of the young

Stanovnistvo ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 40 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 53-76
Author(s):  
Biljana Stankovic
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Risky Behavior ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Psychosocial Risks ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Preventive Activity ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancies

In the present phase of epidemiological transition, the most frequent causes of youth morbidity are disorders in reproductive health, mental disorders and injuries which are not life threatening. This, so-called new youth morbidity, is most often caused by their risky behavior, which in the field of sexuality often leads to unplanned pregnancies and abortions, as well as sexually transmitted infections. Misuse of tobacco, alcohol and narcotics, which is most commonly started in adolescence, has an unfavorable short-term and long-term influence on the psycho-physical health of the young. All research, in the world and in our country, indicate gradual yet constant growth of sexual activity of the youth and the age decrease of its starting point, especially when girls are in question. Due to insufficient maturity and inadequate knowledge and consciousness on the necessity of protecting reproductive health, sexual behavior of young people can often be characterized as insufficiently responsible and not supplemented with the usage of adequate protective measures. The result is frequently abortion, which terminates 90% of unplanned and unwanted pregnancies in this age. This creates health and psychosocial risks, as well as giving birth in adolescence which is contrary to the modern health concepts that giving birth should not be performed too early, while the young are still developing. A significant increase in the frequency of sexually transmitted diseases is also present, to which the youth are especially susceptible due to the specific development period in which they are in. A serious medical and sociopathological problem of contemporary society represents the greater and greater misuse of psychoactive substances among the young people, with a tendency of decreasing the average age they are consumed for the first time, as well as the use of drugs and alcohol. With the increase of the anti-smoking campaign and restrictive measures in highly developed countries smoking among young people is decreasing, while it is increasing in Eastern Europe and developing countries. As the health disorders of young people mentioned above, are conditioned, above all, by their risky behavior and insufficient relation towards health, the degree to which they are widespread can be influenced by prevention. Educational and health institutes represent the carriers of preventive activity, which understands health education and aid to young people in overcoming life's skills, along with the necessity to direct support to the family as well, which maintains a significant place in the life of young people and has a important influence on their behavior to risk exposure. A significant influence is also legal and provision regulations, the role of mass media, as well as the activities of political, nongovernmental, religious and other organizations which determine the environment in which young people live.

scholarly journals Analisis Pengetahuan Remaja Putri tentang Kesehatan Reproduksi di Universitas Sebelas Maret

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizkitta Ari Indriyanto
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Reproductive Health Services ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Correct Information ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Large Populations ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancies

Reproductive health is all health aspects related to the reproductive system, its functions and processes that are in a good condition physically, mentally and socially that are not only free from illness or disability. The general problem of adolescents regarding reproductive health today is the lack of correct information about reproduction, low access to health facilities, and risky behavior. Young people, including students especially a girl with large populations have important roles in the future, face a variety of risks related to reproductive health, such as: sexually transmitted infections, HIV / AIDS, sexual violence, unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions. So far, young people are less informed, less experienced, and less comfortable accessing reproductive health services, and even get opposition from adult groups when they try to obtain information about reproductive health. therefore, there is a must for give early education on reproductive health in adolescents nowadays. The purpose of this study was to find out how the current knowledge of adolescents, especially at Universitas Sebelas Maret concerning women's reproductive health.

scholarly journals ANGKA KELAHIRAN DI INDONESIA Perkembangan Selama Dua Dasa Warsa Terakhir

Populasi ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukamdi Sukamdi
Keyword(s):  
Total Fertility Rate ◽  
Population Policy ◽  
Fertility Rate ◽  
Low Fertility ◽  
Population Census ◽  
High Fertility ◽  
Irian Jaya ◽  
Fast Decrease ◽  
Usual Concept ◽  
Year 2000

Using "own children method", the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in Indonesia based on the 1990 Population Census is lower (3326) than as hadbeen expected. This has resulted in the fast decrease of fertility rate during the last decade. There is a tendency that the decrease of fertility rate in Indonesia is correlated negatively to fertility rate. The lower the fertility rate, the faster the decrease would become. It tends to be a deviation to the usual concept that correlation between fertility rate and its decrease is positive.'This maybe because the fertility rate of Indonesia is still higher than the optimum value.Based on the decreases occurred during the last two decades, it is estimated that Indonesia will soon reach a replacement level after the year 2000. It might be even sooner if the decline of the fertility rate during the period of 1980-1990was applied. Along with the increase of life expectancy, this will rapidly change the population structure.The total fertility rate varied among provinces. There are several provinces which have very low fertility rate and are estimated to continue until the year 2000. They are, for instance,Yogyakarta and Bali. However, there are also provinces having high fertility rates such as Southeast Sulawesi and Irian Jaya. This differentiation infertility rates should be noted in implementing the population policy.

scholarly journals Reproductive Health and Reproductive Behavior of Modern Youth

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 626-628
Author(s):  
Abdunazarova Zulaykho Sharifkulovna
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Reproductive Behavior ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancies

Abstract: The article provides theoretical views on reproductive health, especially women’s health. Preserving the reproductive health of young people and optimizing their reproductive behavior by developing principles for preventing unwanted pregnancies and introducing a set of measures aimed at preventing complications of abortions, subsequent pregnancies and childbirth, and preventing repeated abortions. Keywords: reproductive health, pregnancies, reproductive behavior of young people, maternal mortality, abortion.

scholarly journals Implementasi Model Perhitungan Perkiraan Total Fertility Rate (TFR) Berdasarkan Efektifitas Penggunaan Alat Kontrasepsi di Provinsi Jawa Barat

Matematika ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gani Gunawan ◽  
Eti Kurniati ◽  
Icih Sukarsih
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Method ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Total Fertility Rate ◽  
Birth Rate ◽  
Crude Birth Rate ◽  
Calculation Model ◽  
Fertility Rate ◽  
Population Census ◽  
West Java

Abstrak. Perhitungan jumlah penduduk dapat dilakukan secara langsung melalui suatu sensus penduduk. Salah satu faktor yang dapat mempengaruhi jumlah penduduk pada suatu wilayah adalah tingkat kelahiran atau angka fertilitas. Namun hasil pendataan yang dilakukan pada umumnya hanya memberikan informasi jumlah penduduk yang hidup pada saat sensus diadakan dan tidak mencatat secara lengkap jumlah bayi lahir hidup yang kemudian meninggal pada waktu sensus. Hal tersebut menyebabkan perhitungan angka fertilitas secara langsung tidak mungkin dilakukan, sehingga diperlukan suatu metode Matematika yang secara tak langsung dapat digunakan untuk menghitung angka fertilitas di suatu wilayah. Dalam makalah ini akan diperlihatkan suatu cara perhitungan kelahiran atau fertilitas secara tidak langsung, dimana cara ini dapat menentukan angka kelahiran tercegah sebagai indikator keberhasilan pengendalian jumlah penduduk melalui program Keluarga Berencana (KB), sehingga melalui perhitungan  ini  dapat ditentukan angka fertilitas total yang didasarkan pada efektifitas penggunaan alat kontrasepsi.Kata Kunci : keluarga berencana (KB), total fertility rate (TFR), crude birth rate (CBR)Abstract. (Implementation of the Calculation Model for Estimated Total Fertility Rate (TFR) Based on the Effectiveness Use of Contraception in West Java Province) The calculation of the population can be done directly through a population census. One factor that can affect the population in a region is the birth rate or fertility rate. However, the results of data collection carried out, in general only provide information on the number of people living at the time the census is held, and not complete records of the number of live-born babies who later died during the census. This has made it impossible to calculate the fertility rate directly, so a Mathematical method is needed that can indirectly be used to calculate the fertility rate in an area. This paper will show a method of calculating birth or fertility indirectly, where this method can determine the preventable birth rate as an indicator of the success of controlling population through Family Planning (KB) programs, so that through this calculation can be determined the total fertility rate based on effectiveness use of contraceptives.Keywords : family planning (KB), total fertility rate (TFR), crude birth rate (CBR)

Improving the quality of reproductive health care for young people

2003 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Young People ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Reproductive Health Care ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Pregnancy And Childbirth ◽  
Access And Quality

Nearly 1.7 billion people, about one-third of the world’s total population, are between the ages of 10 and 24, with the vast majority living in developing countries. As they mature, young people are increasingly exposed to reproductive health (RH) risks such as sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unintended or early pregnancies, and complications from pregnancy and childbirth. Improving young people’s RH care is key to improving the world’s future economic and social well-being, but young people’s RH needs are often overlooked or viewed through a lens of cultural values that limit care. During the past decade, in part as a result of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, young people and their health needs have been the subject of greater attention worldwide. More health policies and services are becoming “youth friendly.” Some clinics now provide services to young men or offer RH care to young women before they have had their first child. This policy brief focuses on facility-based services for young adults and uses the framework developed by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Maximizing Access and Quality Initiative to illuminate key issues about the quality of reproductive health care.

scholarly journals Reproductive health of adolescents: problems and solutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 373-380
Author(s):  
Anatoly S. Simakhodskiy ◽  
M. F. Ippolitova
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Reproductive Potential ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
National Health Care ◽  
Problems And Solutions ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancies ◽  
Age Features ◽  
Risk Sexual Behavior

Development and preservation of reproductive potential is the actual practical direction of national health care. There are presented results of the medical examination of the child population of St. Petersburg, there are noted gender-age features of somatic, urological and gynecological pathology in adolescents. The effectiveness of medical and social system of the care of adolescent reproductive health was established to manifest by the increased their interest and demand for special consultative structures, the decrease in the number of abortions and sexually transmitted infections. Primary health care activities of youth consultation specialists in conjunction with the teaching teams on moral and sexual education and shaping of healthy lifestyle provide the reduction in the level of risk sexual behavior of adolescents and the improvement of their medical activity. There was shown the necessity of the further improvement of the system of medical and social care for adolescents for the prevention of unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, bad habits and shaping of healthy lifestyle skills.

scholarly journals Knowledge Of And Attitude Towards Reproductive Health Among Female Adolescence (Aged 15-19 Years): A Study Of Lower Hunza

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-44
Author(s):  
Kaneez Fatima Mamdani ◽  
Munazza Madani ◽  
Sultana Shaheen
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Less Developed Countries ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Northern Areas ◽  
Female Adolescence ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Developed Nations ◽  
Physical Access

The reproductive health of adolescents is of growing concern all over the world. At the global level, many young people get involved in sexual activities and risk sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV or involvement in unintended pregnancy. Young people every where reach puberty earlier and marry later than in the past. As a result, youth are sexually mature for a longer period of time prior marriage. Adolescent pregnancy and childbearing is a major concern and is associated with a range of outcomes detrimental to teen’s health, including complications of pregnancy, illegal and unsafe abortions and death, especially in less developed nations. Fifteen million women age 15-19, give birth every year, 13 million belonging to less developed countries. Over all, 33 percent women from less developed countries give birth before the age of 20 -varying from 8 percent in East Asia to 55 percent in West Africa- (UNFPA; 2000). Adolescent girls in many South Asian settings are unlikely to have much exposure or physical access to outside world. Few services cater to their needs for health care, nutrition, vocational skills, economic opportunities or information. Sizeable proportions of women in south Asia marry well before 18, and early pregnancy further exacerbates their poor reproductive health. This paper examines the knowledge and attitude of female adolescence aged 15-19 years about their reproductive health in Lower Hunza, Northern Areas of Pakistan. First part of this paper comprises introduction of adolescence and reproductive health, its worldwide and Pakistani situation. The second part of the paper consists of hypotheses and key concepts of the study and the third comprises methodology and statistical analysis of the hypotheses. The last section consists of conclusions and recommendation for the improvement of knowledge and awareness programmes for female adolescents as they are more vulnerable than male.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes and behavior of adolescents about reproductive health at Belgrade territory

2010 ◽  
Vol 138 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 214-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darija Kisic-Tepavcevic ◽  
Milena Steric ◽  
Vesna Kisic ◽  
Aleksandra Popovic ◽  
Tatjana Pekmezovic
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
School Education ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
First Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Average Grade ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancies ◽  
And Behavior

Introduction. Over the past few years, the results of numerous studies have emphasized the importance of adolescents' insufficient knowledge about reproductive health (RH), which implies an increasing trend of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of adolescents about RH in the population of Belgrade. Method. The study comprised 292 students from three secondary schools in Belgrade involved in the research February 1-15, 2008. The semistructured questionnaire about adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and behaviour about RH was filled in by themselves in presence of a student-investigator who provided assistance when necessary. Statistical analysis included ?2 test and correlation analysis. Results. Most adolescents (70.5%) showed the medium level of knowledge about RH. In our study, 33.6% of adolescents were sexually active. Sexually active students achieved a better score on the test about RH compared with the students who have not had sexual intercourse yet (?2-test=34.003; p<0.01). The average age of the first sexual intercourse was 16.5 years for females, and 15.7 years for males. The students with a lower average grade in school education experienced the first sexual intercourse earlier compared to the adolescents with a higher average grade during the school education (?=0.485; p<0.01). The most common (73.4%) source of information about RH is mass media. Conclusion. The results of our study indicate the need for more intensive and comprenhensive educational programmes in the area of RH for adolescents in our country.

scholarly journals KONSEKUENSI PSIKOLOGIS DAN SOSIAL-EKONOMI KEHAMILAN TAK DIKEHENDAKI PADA REMAJA

Populasi ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yayah Khisbiyah
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
External Influences ◽  
Important Phenomenon ◽  
The Status ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancies ◽  
Socioeconomic Consequences

The improvement of sex information sources through various channels has lately increased the knowledge on sex among the youth. This fact has nowbecome the basis of various sex practices which is particularly due to the status of youths which is sensitive towards every external influences. Young people are in a transitional position from childhood to adolescence. The field of reproductive health among the youth is one which is directly influenced by the process of the change. The extramarital sexual intercourse which has lately been increasingly popular has now become a serious problem. As a consequence, unwanted pregnancies have been an important phenomenon in the life of the youth. The paper describes the above tendency, and discusses the psychological and socioeconomic consequences caused by unwanted pregnancy among the youth

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