Study on Biosocial and Awareness Profiles of Adolescent Clients and Utilisation Patterns of the Services at an ARSH Clinic in Bihar, India | Chapter 1 | New Frontiers in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 3
Background: Adolescents account for around 21% of India's population. In response to the special needs of teens, the Government of India (GOI) launched the adolescent reproductive and sexual health (ARSH) project in 2006. At Patna Medical College in 2012, the first "Yuva clinic" in Bihar was established to deliver services in accordance with ARSH protocols. The goal of this study was to look at adolescent clients' biosocial and awareness profiles in connection to the ARSH strategy and their use of clinic services. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire. A total of 1180 teenagers were surveyed (950 males and 230 females). Sixty-six percent of males and 74.8 percent of females lived in cities, while more than 90 percent of the population was unmarried. The vast majority of those who attended were from the upper middle class. Females did not consume alcohol or cigarettes, whereas males did (66.6 percent and 86.7 percent, respecti...