Health promoting behaviour among Adolescents attending Adolescent friendly services at school campus

Abstract

Introduction: Adolescent health is often overseen in developing countries. Many needs of adolescents are left unmet. Adolescent Friendly Health Services (AFHS) which provide a broad range of preventive, promotive and curative services under one roof can help to ensure changes in health promoting behavior of adolescents. School is the ideal place to educate adolescents on health promotion. Objectives of the study:1.)To identify the health and development problems prevailing among the young adolescents. 2.) To determine the health promoting behaviours of adolescents who attended adolescent friendly services at school.3.)To provide guidance and counselling to adolescents on Physical health, psychosocial health, life style Modification and school performance through adolescent friendly centre. Research method: One group pretest-posttest design. Sample and setting: Total of 259 adolescents (158 girls and 101 boys) studying in the 9 th and 11 th standard of a private higher secondary school in Coimbatore district. Data analysis and interpretation: The data was analysed using SPSS 16 version. The main results of the study showed the "self "and "school" domains of the MSLSS scale had significant difference at 0.01 level before and after attending adolescent friendly services. Conclusion: Attending adolescent friendly services at school campus can bring about changes in health promoting behavior of adolescents.