Social Media—Impact on Sexual and Reproductive Knowledge of Adolescents in South India

Abstract

The study reveals social media impact on sexual reproductive knowledge of adolescents’ in Tirupati, Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. The investigator adopted descriptive survey design to collect the data from 525 boys and girls in the age group of 10–19 years. Multistage random sampling method was used to select the respondents for the study. Appropriate statistical methods were used to analyse the data. The data revealed that there is significant influence of socio-demographic characteristics on respondents’ usage of SM. Boys were using the SM actively than girls in the age group of boys 10–13 and 13–16 years of age were using social media actively than girls. Adolescents across sexes was found to use the SM especially during the 16–19 years. Data from the study clearly indicates that adolescents being active SM users need to be properly sensitized towards sexual health and reproduction. So that they emerge as healthy human beings.