scholarly journals Association Between Menstrual Disorders and Obesity-Related Anthropometric Indices in Female High School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafa Rad ◽  
Marzieh Torkmannejad Sabzevary ◽  
Zahra Mohebbi Dehnavi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Menstrual Disorders ◽  
School Students ◽  
Anthropometric Indices ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female High School

scholarly journals Prevalence And Determinants of Unintended Pregnancy Among Female High School Students in Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amana Erreso ◽  
Aliye Adem ◽  
Abenet Gurara ◽  
Yirga Amare
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Unintended Pregnancy ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Arsi Zone ◽  
Female High School ◽  
Study Participants

Abstract BACKGROUND: Unintended pregnancy which ends up majorly with induced abortion is the leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity around the globe. Youths are more prone to unintended pregnancy because of the rising level of premarital sexual practice across all parts of the world. This raising level of premarital sex can be partly explained by the fact that youths face various problems in regulating fertility through the use of modern contraceptives. Lack of information, socio-cultural, economic barriers in accessing contraceptives, violence as well as socio-cultural beliefs impede major role in preventing unintended pregnancy. OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy among female high school students of Arsi Zone. METHODOLOGY: Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted between February and August 2018 G. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire. A multi-stage sampling procedure was employed to reach 830 respondents. A bivariate analysis was carried out to examine the relationship between unintended pregnancy and explanatory variables. Variables that were statistically significant (with p-value <0.05) at the bivariate level were included in the multivariate logistic regression to control confounding factors and determine the independent determinants of unintended pregnancy among high school students. RESULT: Forthy five (30%) of the respondents reported that they were pregnant at the time of the study period. Of the study participants who had been pregnant, 28(62.22%) students got their pregnancy at the age of 16 and 17; and 6(13.33%) got pregnant at the age of 18 and 19. Age at first sexual intercourse, using contraceptive methods, drinking alcohol, chewing kchat, lack of knowledge, and failure to discuss reproductive health information with families were significant predictors of unintended pregnancy. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of unintended pregnancy among the study participants is high (29.3%), and almost all were ended up with abortion. Most reasons reported for having unwanted pregnancy were that they were still in school and they don’t have money to take care of their baby. Keywords: Prevalence, Untended pregnancy, Arsi Zone

scholarly journals Sexual Violence and its Associated Factors among Female High School Students in Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3-s) ◽  
pp. 150-158
Author(s):  
Koyra Hailu ◽  
Argo Mekuanint ◽  
Kara Niguse ◽  
Tufa Efrata
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female High School

Background: Sexual violence is a major concern of society as physical and mental harm endured by women is extremely destructive. However, little is known about sexual violence within the study area. Therefore, current study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of sexual violence among female high school students in Soddo town, Southern Ethiopia. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted using pretested, structured self-administered questionnaire. Data analysis was done using SPSS and the presence of association was assessed using bivariate test. Multivariable logistic regression was used to control confounding effects and the strength of association was estimated in odds ratio with 95% confidence interval. Results: The prevalence of life time rape among female students was found to be 25.8%. The odds of experiencing life time rape was higher among students who had more than one sexual partner (AOR= 9.11; 5.52, 15.04). Substance abuse is significantly associated with life time rape that the chance of experiencing rape among students who were chewing chat was higher (AOR=6.09; 1.57, 23.69) than their counterparts. Conclusion: High level of rape among female high school students was found in Sodo town. Chewing chat and having more than one sexual partner had statistically significant association with life time rape. Keywords: Sexual violence, Wolaita, Ethiopia, Soddo

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