The aim of this study was to assess knowledge, practices and attitude of adolescent females towards external genital organs infection. Design: Descriptive study design was used. Setting: three faculties (art, law and education) at Benha University. Sample: multistage systematic random sample of twenty five percent of all first year academic students. Tools of data collection: self-administrative questionnaire sheet, reported practices assessment sheet and modified likert scale to assess of adolescent female attitude. Results: The total score of knowledge, practices and attitude was poor, unsatisfactory and negative respectively..Conclusion: Majority of adolescent females had poor knowledge, unsatisfactory practices and negative attitude regarding external genital organs infection. Recommendation: Developing of reproductive health awareness programs to enhance adolescent female's knowledge, practices, and attitude regarding external genital organs infection (riskfactors, early detection, proper treatment and follow up).
Tolba, A. R., Fahmy, N. M., Hassan Omran, A. A., & Mohamed, A. I. (2018). Knowledge, Practices and Attitude of Adolescent Females towards External Genital Organs Infection. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 9(1), 61-70. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2018.11906
MLA
Amel Ragab Tolba; Nadia Mohamed Fahmy; Amel Ahmed Hassan Omran; Aziza Ibrahim Mohamed. "Knowledge, Practices and Attitude of Adolescent Females towards External Genital Organs Infection". Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 9, 1, 2018, 61-70. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2018.11906
HARVARD
Tolba, A. R., Fahmy, N. M., Hassan Omran, A. A., Mohamed, A. I. (2018). 'Knowledge, Practices and Attitude of Adolescent Females towards External Genital Organs Infection', Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 9(1), pp. 61-70. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2018.11906
VANCOUVER
Tolba, A. R., Fahmy, N. M., Hassan Omran, A. A., Mohamed, A. I. Knowledge, Practices and Attitude of Adolescent Females towards External Genital Organs Infection. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2018; 9(1): 61-70. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2018.11906
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