摘要：Reproductive health is a crucial part of general health and a central feature of
human development. It is a reflection of health during childhood and crucial during adolescence
and adulthood, sets and stage for health beyond the reproductive years for both women and
men, and affects the health of the next generation. The extent and severity of the problems that
adolescents encounter during this phase of their life include many reproductive health issues.
Hence the present study was undertaken to know awareness of Reproductive Health among
school going and school dropout adolescent girls of Jammu City. The results of the study
revealed that majority of both school going girls and school drop out girls scored well in the
identification of reproductive system. The areas where both school going girls and school
dropout girls scored low were-Female reproductive organs, conceivable age and reproductive
age of men, Unsafe abortion, legal and illegal abortion and its harmful effects, Clinical symptoms
and biological symptoms of AIDS and the relationship between AIDS/HIV/STD¡¯s. Knowledge
of teenage pregnancy and mode of pregnancy was lower in school going girls than dropout
girls. The difference in the knowledge level of reproductive system, teenage pregnancy STD¡¯s,
HIV in the two groups were insignificant but the knowledge level related to mode of pregnancy
AIDS/HIV in the two settings was significant. The Results of the study revealed that the School
Dropout Girls had more scientific information, than the School Going Girls. It was due to the fact
that teachers hesitated to discuss such topics in the school.
