Volume : VII, Issue : X, October - 2017
A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING TEENAGE PREGNANCY AMONG PRE DEGREE STUDENTS IN SELECTED COLLEGES OF MANGALURU
Ms Erbabatemon Pyngrope, Ms Darryl M S Aranha, Sr Kathreena M U Sr Deepa
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Descriptive comparative design was used to compare the knowledge and attitude regarding teenage pregnancy among 120 students studying in 1st and 2nd year P.U.C. The mean percentage of knowledge on teenage pregnancy was higher among girls (71%) than the boys (58.3%) and attitude on teenage pregnancy was higher among girls (81.97%) than the boys (78.54%). There was a weak positive correlation (r=+0.19) between knowledge and attitude on teenage pregnancy among the boys and moderate positive correlation (r=+0.37) between knowledge and attitude on teenage pregnancy among girls. The present study shows that boys and girls had a good knowledge and most unfavorable attitude towards teenage pregnancy.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijar
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MS ERBABATEMON PYNGROPE, MS DARRYL M S ARANHA, SR KATHREENA M U (SR DEEPA), A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING TEENAGE PREGNANCY AMONG PRE DEGREE STUDENTS IN SELECTED COLLEGES OF MANGALURU, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-10 | October-2017
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MS ERBABATEMON PYNGROPE, MS DARRYL M S ARANHA, SR KATHREENA M U (SR DEEPA), A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING TEENAGE PREGNANCY AMONG PRE DEGREE STUDENTS IN SELECTED COLLEGES OF MANGALURU, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-10 | October-2017
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