Research Article

Reproductive Health Right Practice among Preparatory School Female Students of Assela Town, Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 2

Knowledge of sexual and reproductive health right among preparatory school female students, Assela, Ethiopia, 2015.

VariablesFrequencyPercentage (%)

Know about RHR
 Yes27770.5
 No1629.5

Source of information about RHR
 Media (TV/radio)18867.9
 Peers4516.2
 Health institute4415.9

Reason for lack of information
 Poor relation with friends1613.8
 No discussion with parents6051.7
 No mass media access76.0
 No clubs in the school3328.4

Know safe time of pregnancy
 Yes22657.5
 No16742.5

Know problems of unsafe sex
 Yes36493.3
 No266.7

Types of problems of unsafe sex
 Unwanted pregnancy34092.1
 STI33991.9
 Abortion24867.2
 Other51.4

Right of mate selection without family consent
 Yes33384.7
 No6015.3

Right to disagree on marriage arranged by families
 Yes34587.8
 No4812.2

Right of a married woman to say no to have children
 Yes12431.6
 No26968.4