स्वास्थ्य शिक्षा अनुसंधान एवं विकास जर्नल

Introduction: Adolescents are considered one of the essential assets in any culture. Parental styles have a significant effect on the growth of teenagers. In general, parents are the primary and most critical socializing agent of children and parents play a significant role in defining an individual's personality. Aim: This study was designed to assess the relationship between the perception of parenting style and self-esteem and the association of self-esteem with the selected demographic variables. Materials and methods: It is a correlational study in which a disproportionate stratified random sampling technique was used to select 240 adolescents between 13 and 17 years studying in 8th, 9th and 10th standards from two different schools. Data was collected using J. Buri's parenting style questionnaire and Rosenberg's self-esteem scale, where both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. Results: The most preferred parenting style reported was authoritative (Mother: 77.13%, Father: 74.32%) and more than half, 67.8%, of the students had average self-esteem. There is a correlation between parenting style and self-esteem with mother r=0.2643, father: r=0.3102. The educational status and gender of the students were found to be significantly associated with the level of self-esteem. Conclusion: The majority of the parents follow an authoritative parenting style and there is a positive correlation between the authoritative parenting style and self-esteem.

Saudi Arabia is one country in the Gulf of Arabia that has a poor grasp of the contraceptive usage profile. In Jazan, Saudi Arabia, the current study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practises of women of reproductive age about the use of contraceptives. For an observational, analytical cross-sectional study in the city of Jazan, 450 women were recruited at random. The data were acquired through in-person interviews with women using a questionnaire that inquired about the women's opinions, practises, and understanding of contraceptive methods. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics techniques using the SPSS programme. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistical approaches utilising the programme. Depending on the age group, occupation, and number of children. ever born, the total number of pregnancies, and the percentage of women who had ever used birth control were all significantly different. On the other hand, a sizable portion of respondents stated that they would like to use contraception in the future. By age group and degree of work, there were significant differences. When asked why they used contraceptives, those who said that they did so to space out their children and improve the health of their offspring cited pills and intrauterine devices as the most popular and practical methods of contraception.

Regional differences continue to occur, but China's breastfeeding regulations are still not up to scratch. Nevertheless, there aren't many disaggregated statistics available for several provinces. With the use of a representative survey, the prevalence of breastfeeding and the factors affecting breastfeeding practises in Shanghai were evaluated. According on the World Health Organization's parameters for assessing infant and early child feeding practises, the questionnaire was developed. A total of two year olds and younger were investigated, and among them were infants less than six months 60.3% of infants less than six months were exclusively breastfed, according to the statistics. According to the findings of the univariate regression analysis, the rate was influenced by a number of factors, including those related to an individual's characteristics, their socioeconomic situation, and their career.