Naila Usman Siddiqi

Sexuality and Reprodcutive Health: a Socio Demographic Study of Adolescents Perspective Regarding Sexuality and Reproductive Health Done in Karachi Naila Usman Siddiqi

Adolescence is a time of transition from childhood to adulthood, During this period young people experience changes following puberty, but do not immediately assume the roles, privileges and responsibilities of adulthood. Experiences of adolescence vary by age, sex, marital status, class, region and cultural context. Moreover, social, economic and political forces are rapidly changing the ways that young people must prepare for adult life. These changes have enormous implications for adolescents' education, employment, marriage, relationships and childbearing and their sexual and reproductive health and behavior. As a group, thus, adolescents have sexual and reproductive health needs that differ from those of adults in important ways. The aim of this study is to understand the perspective of adolescents regarding future social life ,the influence of gender norms and gender difference on the knowledge and attitudes,awareness and practices regarding relationships pattern, marriage and related issues such as preference to love or arranged marriage, ideal age at marriage, ideal size of family,family planning methods,use of contraceptivesetc.