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Sexual and reproductive health literacy of school adolescents in Lao PDR.
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Integrated Service Delivery to Improve Adolescent Health and HPV Vaccination in Lao PDR: a Quasi-Experimental Mixed-Methods Study
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56 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Promoting sexual health in schools: a systematic review of the European evidence.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Social media's effect on sexual literacy and healthy life skills in young adults.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Socioeconomic impacts of adolescent pregnancy on education and future employment in Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Assessing the relationship between sexual health literacy and sexual self-care in women: a cross-sectional study in Iran.Sexual medicine · 2025Article
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- Adolescent males' knowledge about safe sex in light of the Sustainable Development Goals.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Sexual and Reproductive Health Education Given to University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025Article
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Abstract
rationaleAdolescent pregnancy in Lao PDR is the highest in Southeast Asia. It leads to negative health and social consequences in young people. It is anticipated that this problem is partly caused by limited sexual and reproductive health literacy (SRHL), leading to poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH) decisions. Based on the concept of health literacy, SRHL goes beyond knowledge and behavior and is the self-perceived ability of an individual to access the needed information, understand the information, appraise and apply the information into informed decision making for a good way to contribute to sexual and reproductive health. It is not only knowing (knowledge) and doing (behavior), but it is the process of individual's thought on an SRH problem before taking an action. The aim of this study was to measure SRHL among school-going adolescents aged 15-19 and to determine factors associated with SRHL.
methodWe conducted a cross-sectional study in rural and urban areas of Lao PDR in 2017. Respondents completed a self-administered questionnaire with five parts: socio-demographic, personal health, SRH knowledge and behavior, SRHL, and functional literacy. We calculated the SRHL score based on the HL-EU index and used descriptive statistics to determine the score and levels. Then we used bivariate statistics and multiple linear regression to identify factors associated with SRHL in these adolescents.
resultAmong 461 respondents, 65.5% had inadequate SRHL. Scores were positively and significantly associated with several factors, including: school location (β: 3.218; p<0.001), knowledge on SRH and attending SR class in school (p:0.010-p<0.001), and functional literacy on condoms, which reflected how respondents understood the use of condoms (β: 0.871; p<0.001).
conclusionBecause most school adolescents had inadequate SRHL, comprehensive sexual education and enabling information as well as service access for adolescents are essential to ensure that adolescents can access, understand, appraise and apply good SRH knowledge in decision-making to benefit their own health.
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