A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH PRACTICES (ARSH) AND ADOLESCENT GYNAECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS AMONG THE GIRLS IN SWEDEN AND INDIA

Abstract

M. Shailaja Prasad1, K. Saraswathi2, Hima Bindu Singh3, V. Ratna Kumari4, K. Panduranga Rao5

To undertake a comparative study of ARSH practices and gynaecological problems of Sweden and India with a view to offer inputs for corrective measures. METHODS: A total of hundred Swedish and hundred Indian youth were studied for ARSH practices. A total of hundred Swedish and hundred Indian adolescent girls were included for the study of gynaecological problems. RESULTS: ARSH practices were safe in Sweden in sharp contrast to India. Gynaecological problems were similar in the adolescents of both countries.

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