• Miss. Infant Rani Augustin
• Miss. Vanshita Bhardwaj
• Miss. Vanshika Rajput
• Miss. Varsha Singh

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Teenage pregnancy, also known as adolescent’s pregnancy, is pregnancy in a female under the age of 20. Pregnancy can occur with sexual intercourse after the start of ovulation which can before the first menstrual period (menarche) but usually occurs after the onset of periods. The first menstrual periods usually take place around the age of 12 or 13. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: A Study to Assess the Knowledge on Teenage Pregnancy among Adolscents Girls in Selected Community at Meerut. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the knowledge regarding teenage pregnancy among adolscents girls in selected community at Meerut. 2. To find out the association between the knowledge regarding Teenage Pregnancy with their selected demographic variables. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: Descriptive research design is used in this study in community at Meerut. The sample size of 30 adolescents girls were selected by using purposive sampling technique. Following that we have used self-administered knowledge questionnaires to assess their knowledge. RESULT: The Majority of the girls are belongs to the age group of 15 to 19 years and from nuclear family (50%). Most the girls are attained their menarche at the age of 14 to 16 years & they are using Primary Health centre in this study all the participants were female. Regarding the type of house, majority of the girls live in pucca house (90%). Regarding the father’s educational status, the majority no. of fathers was graduated (63.3%). Similarly, the majority of mothers were also graduated (50%). According to this research the Majority of samples (30%) were having excellent knowledge, (50%) were having adequate knowledge and (20%) were having poor knowledge and there is significant association between teenage girls knowledge with the age of demographic variables.

KEYWORDS: Teenage Pregnancy, Adolscents Girls.

"A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE ON TEENAGE PREGNANCY AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN SELECTED COMMUNITY AT MEERUT.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no.c194-c209, September-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2109222.pdf

"A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE ON TEENAGE PREGNANCY AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN SELECTED COMMUNITY AT MEERUT.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no. ppc194-c209, September-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2109222.pdf