In-School Adolescent Girls' Reproductive Health Information Needs and Resources in Public Secondary Schools in Lagos State, Nigeria
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2012
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Anasi, S.N
Nwalo, K.I
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Information is critical to the healthy development of a woman right from infancy and childhood, to adolescence and the reproductive years, to the post reproductive period. In fact, to a large extent the quality of life of women depends on the quality of information at their disposal and the purpose to which it is used. Every girl, therefore, should have the right to information which will enable her to assess the alternatives
and make an informed decision.
Literature on adolescent reproductive health information needs is very sparse. This is because adolescents’ access to reproductive health information remains a contentious issue for parents, government and many religious groups. Yet, young people have a special need for information on sexual and reproductive health in order to avoid becoming victims of sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS and teenage pregnancies
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Information Needs , Adolescents , Women , Reproductive Health Information (RHI) , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Other social sciences::Library and information science
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Anasi, S.N and Nwalo, K.I (2012). In-School Adolescent Girls' Reproductive Health Information Needs and Resources in Public Secondary Schools in Lagos State, Nigeria. PNLA Quarterly, the official publication of the Pacific Northwest Library Association, Vol.76(2)