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Abstract
Adolescence is a critical life phase in which individuals must have the opportunity to develop the capabilities required for realizing their full potential and achieving a healthy and fulfilling life. The World Health Organization identifies adolescence as the period of human growth and development that occurs after childhood and before adulthood, from 10 to 19 years of age. The period of adolescence for a girl is a period of physical and psychological preparation for safe motherhood (Ki-Moon, 2016).
Furthermore, adolescents’ gynecological health problems compromise dysmenorrhea, genitalia infection, sexual transmitted infections (STIs), and unplanned pregnancy. Adolescents’ gynecological health problems become an important component and there is a felt need for increasing awareness and thus empowering the adolescent mothers for a healthy life of their adolescent daughters (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015).
Mothers perception is one of the important aspects for seeking gynecological health services which refers to any actions that aims to seek information in various ways as well as from different reliable sources. Thus, reliable information on gynecological health is needed as part of cognitive element in promoting healthy behavior among adolescent daughters. While mothers should play a significant role in providing education, and seeking their adolescent daughters for gynecological health services for treatment and prevention (Awaluddin et al., 2015).
The study aimed to assess the mothers’ perception concerning their adolescent daughters’ seeking for gynecological health services. This was achieved through:
1- Assessd mothers’ knowledge concerning their adolescent daughters’ seeking for gynecological health services.
2- Evaluated mothers’ atittude concerning their adolescent daughters’ seeking for gynecological health services.
Explorative study design was used. The study conducted at outpatient clinics in EL Menofieya University hospitals. The convenient sample used, the sample was 385 mothers of adolescent girls that represents 15% of total adolescent girls attended the previous mentioned setting.
Two tools of data collection was used; first was structured interviewing questionnaire: That developed by the researcher to assess general characteristics of the studied adolescent girls and their mothers as; adolescent girl’s age and educational level, mother’s age, mother’s level of education. In addition to assess mothers’ knowledge about their adolescent girls’ gynecological problems and health services. Second tool was Likert scale that used to assess mothers’ attitude concerning their adolescent daughters’ seeking for gynecological health services.
Result:
The result of the present study concluded that the mean age of studied adolescents are (16.6 ±1.24) years. Concerning their educational level 68.8% of them had secondary education.
Moreover, the result of the present study illustrates that 79.2% of mothers their age between 35 and 45 years. Regarding place of residence (59%) of the studied mothers are living in rural areas. As regard mother’s level of education (75.3%) of them have preparatory education. Concerning mother’s job (51.7%) of them is not working.
Furthermore, the result of the present study shows that (80.3%, 86.2%, 82.6%, 88.3% and 99.0%) of the studied mothers have not knowledge about adolescence gynecological problems, causes of gynecological problems, adolescent’s complications relating to ignoring any gynecological problem, organs that examined during gynecological examination for adolescent, and centers for treating gynecological problems respectively.
Moreover, the result of the present study reveals that (68.8%) of the studied mothers has unsatisfactory level of total knowledge about their adolescent daughters’ gynecological problems and seeking for gynecological health services.
Additionally, the result of the present study displays that 97.1%, 93%, 91.2%, and 95.8% of the studied adolescents’ mothers are agree that utilizing the best way for gynecological health units for teenage girls is very important, is the best solution to treat adolescent’s gynecological problems, mother’s culture affects teenage girls’ utilizing gynecological health units, and educating the mother about gynecological problems for teenage girls helps on utilizing gynecological health units.
Furthermore, the result of the present study points out that 86.8% of the studied mothers have positive attitude concerning their adolescent daughters’ seeking for gynecological health services.
Finally, there is statistical significant relation between adolescents’ mothers’ total knowledge and total attitude about their adolescent daughters’ seeking for gynecological health services.
Based on the result of the present study it is concluded that majority of the studied mothers have not knowledge about adolescence gynecological problems, causes of gynecological problems, adolescent’s complications relating to ignoring any gynecological problem, organs that examined during gynecological examination for adolescent, and centers for treating gynecological problems respectively. In addition, more than two-thirds of adolescent mothers’ had unsatisfactory total knowledge about their adolescent daughters’ seeking for gynecological health services. Moreover, majority of the studied mothers have positive attitude concerning their adolescent daughters’ seeking for gynecological health services.
In the light of the previous results of the present study the following recommendations are suggested;
1. Conduction of awareness secessions for mothers’ of adolescent girls to improve their knowledge about adolescent daughters’ gynecological health problems and services.
2. Development of tell communication mobile app for mothers’ of adolescent girls to improve their knowledge and attitude about adolescent daughters’ gynecological health problems and services especially in rural area.
3. Future research should focus on effect of instructional guideline about adolescent daughters’ gynecological health problems and services on their mothers’ knowledge and attitude.
Conclusion
In the light of the current study findings, it is concluded that majority of the studied mothers have not knowledge about adolescence gynecological problems, causes of gynecological problems, adolescent’s complications relating to ignoring any gynecological problem, organs that examined during gynecological examination for adolescent, and centers for treating gynecological problems respectively. In addition, more than two-thirds of mothers had unsatisfactory total level of knowledge concerning their adolescent daughters’ seeking for gynecological health services. Moreover, majority of the studied mothers have positive attitude concerning their adolescent daughters’ seeking for gynecological health services.
Recommendations
In the light of the previous results of the present study the following recommendations are suggested;
1. Conduction of awareness secessions for mothers’ of adolescent girls to improve their knowledge about adolescent daughters’ gynecological health problems and services.
2. Development of tell communication mobile app for mothers’ of adolescent girls to improve their knowledge and attitude about adolescent daughters’ gynecological health problems and services especially in rural area.
3. Future research should focus on effect of instructional guideline about adolescent daughters’ gynecological health problems and services on their mothers’ knowledge and attitude.