Universal Journal of Public Health Vol. 12(5), pp. 828 - 835
DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2024.120505
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Awareness of Sexual Health among Girls in College Hostel - A Critical Discourse Analysis

V. S. Leena , V. Vijayalakshmi ^*
School of Social Sciences and Languages, VIT University, Chennai, India

ABSTRACT

Background: Every day, one million newly contracted sexual infections are acquired, and about 800 women die out of averted pregnancy- and childbirth-related causes (WHO, 2023). Young people require accurate information about the physical, psychological, and social changes that occur during childhood and adolescence as well as self-awareness about themselves and the people they interact with to protect themselves from reproductive health issues and to lead healthy, responsible, and fulfilling lives. Objective: To understand the awareness of hostel girls on sexual health and educate them on body development after puberty. To make them understand the parts of sex organs and their growth and create awareness that sexual health is a sexual right. Methods: The study is quantitative selecting the respondents using purposive sampling. In-depth analysis of qualitative method is used by critical discourse analysis. Hostel girls at a private college in Chennai were selected. Interested 13 hostel girls participated in the (FGD) Focus Group Discussion (Pre-discussion, and Post-discussion). Conclusions: The study identified the perception and understanding that respondents have towards sexual health. The study also found that girls are influenced by their own culture and religious aspects knowing sexual health and sex organ development.

KEYWORDS
Sexual Health, Sex Organ Development, Sexual Rights

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] V. S. Leena , V. Vijayalakshmi , "Awareness of Sexual Health among Girls in College Hostel - A Critical Discourse Analysis," Universal Journal of Public Health, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 828 - 835, 2024. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2024.120505.

(b). APA Format:
V. S. Leena , V. Vijayalakshmi (2024). Awareness of Sexual Health among Girls in College Hostel - A Critical Discourse Analysis. Universal Journal of Public Health, 12(5), 828 - 835. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2024.120505.