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Reproductive Health Education Needs of Adolescent Girls in Luwero district, Uganda

우간다 루웨로 지역 여성 청소년의 성생식보건 교육 수요

  • Eun-mi Song (Department of Health Administration, Yonsei University Graduate School) ;
  • Young-Dae Kwon (Department of Humanities and Social Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Cathoilc Institute for Public Health and Healthcare Management, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Jin-Won Noh (Division of Health Administration, Yonsei University)
  • 송은미 (연세대학교 보건행정학과) ;
  • 권영대 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 인문사회의학과, 가톨릭대학교 보건의료경영연구소) ;
  • 노진원 (연세대학교 보건행정학부)
  • Received : 2023.08.11
  • Accepted : 2023.10.20
  • Published : 2023.06.30
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Abstract

The study aims to identify unmet needs, barriers, and constraints in reproductive health education for adolescent girls in Luwero, Uganda. The study included a survey of 55 young women (aged 14-26) in the region and interviews with 40 stakeholders, including teachers and healthcare workers. Results showed that the majority of respondents (87%) rely on schools for reproductive health information, preferring health institutions (58%) for reproductive health services. Over half of respondents encountered obstacles accessing relevant information due to limited resources and cultural barriers and emphasized the significance of schools and health institutions as essential health information sources. Schools and health institutions need to collaborate to enhance reproductive health education for young women's accessibility.

본 연구는 우간다의 루웨로 지역 여성 청소년을 대상으로 성생식보건 교육의 수요, 접근장벽, 제약을 파악하기 위해 수행되었다. 루웨로 지역의 14-26세 젊은 여성 55명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하고 교사, 의료인력 등 40명의 이해관계자를 대상으로 면담을 진행하였다. 연구 결과, 응답자 대부분은 성생식보건 정보를 학교를 통해 얻는 것으로 답하였으며(87%) 의료기관에서 성생식보건 서비스를 받기를 선호하였다(58%). 응답자들의 절반 이상은 자원 부족이나 문화적 장벽으로 성생식보건 정보를 얻는데 어려움을 경험하였고 학교와 의료기관이 보건 정보를 제공하는 가장 중요한 장소라는 점을 강조하였다. 따라서 여성 청소년의 성생식보건 교육 접근성을 높이기 위해 학교와 의료기관의 협력이 요구된다.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No. 2022R1F1A1068934).

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