knowledge of high school girls regarding reproductive health in shiraz, iran

introduction & objective: considering the importance of reproductive health and in order to determine the knowledge of girl high school students about several aspects of reproductive health the present study was done. materials & methods: using cluster random sampling, 546 questionnaires were filled in eight high schools in shiraz. results: the results showed that these adolescents have acceptable knowledge about appropriate age for first pregnancy (mean age: 23), number of desired children (86% agreed with two or one) and the suitable interval between the birth of them (mean interval: 3.7 years). on the other hand their knowledge about the highest permitted age for pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (sti) was disappointing, 28% of them agreed with pregnancy between age 35-50 and 31.3% had not any information about sti. conclusion: these results indicate the need for attention of health care providers for further educational planning