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ERIC Number: EJ743531
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Apr
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
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Factors Associated with the Reproductive Health Risk Behavior of High School Students in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Suzuki, Keiko; Motohashi, Yutaka; Kaneko, Yoshihiro
Journal of School Health, v76 n4 p138-144 Apr 2006
This study revealed factors associated with reproductive health risk behavior among high school students in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The survey was conducted among high school students from grades 9 through 12 at 2 schools in Majuro, the capital of the Marshall Islands. The questions asked inquired about knowledge, attitude, and behavior related to reproductive health, experience of sexual acts and pregnancy. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association between risk behavior and knowledge, attitude, and other factors. Data obtained from 433 students were used in the analysis. Factors significantly associated with reproductive health risk behavior among both the boys and the girls were a negative attitude toward condom use (odds ratio of the risk group to the low-risk group: boys, 19.54; girls 4.10), not considering receiving public health information and services as a human right (8.10, 3.96), and not knowing where to go for consultation about questions and concerns related to sex (3.32, 4.73). A factor associated with risk behavior in boys alone was acceptance of sexual acts without love (8.46), and factors in girls alone were insufficient knowledge concerning routes of infection by sexually transmitted diseases (6.75) and lack of future life plans (5.00). Neither age nor sex education was a significant predictor. In conclusion, considering reproductive health not to be a personal right was associated with the risk behavior of high school students in the Marshall Islands in regard to reproductive health.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Marshall Islands
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