Adolescent Reproductive Health Problem

There are indications in adolescents - both in urban and rural areas - that showed increased pre-marital sex. However, the interesting question is whether they understand the risks accompanying sexual? Based on studies in three cities in West Java (2009), female adolescents are more afraid of the social risks (among other things: fear of losing virginity / virginity, fear of getting pregnant out of wedlock since become the talk of society) than the risk of sexual, especially regarding reproductive health and sexual health ,

In fact, adolescence is an age group that is most vulnerable to HIV / AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) other. In fact, within a certain period, when female teenagers become pregnant, then the pregnancy may threaten the viability of the fetus / baby.

Basically, the vulnerability of women, not only because of biological factors, but also socially and culturally less powerless to voice the interests / rights to a sex partner for safety, comfort, and health itself. Passivity and dependence as a feminine character attached to women also underlie these vulnerabilities. Economic factors also conditioned the vulnerability of women.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has compiled, adolescent reproductive health problems that telrjadi around the world, which can be a comparison to the same problem in Indonesia, or the assumption of events in Indonesia if the data is not yet available.

Indicators for reproductive health issues presented in this section. Information on reproductive health issues, in addition to important known by health care providers, decision makers, it is also important for the education and organizing programs for adolescents, in order to help lower the adolescent reproductive health problems.

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