Reproductive health education to improve knowledge and attitudes among blind adolescents

Blind adolescents face significant barriers to accessing reproductive health education, increasing their risk of misinformation and vulnerability to reproductive health issues such as Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and sexual abuse. This study evaluates the effectiveness of Braille modules in improving the knowledge and attitudes of blind adolescents toward reproductive health. This quasi-experimental study used a one-group pretestposttest design with a Research and Development (R&D) approach. It was conducted in two phases: developing and validating a Braille module, followed by its implementation among 25 blind adolescents. The knowledge and attitude assessments were conducted using structured questionnaires. The Shapiro-Wilk test confirmed non-normal data distribution, and the Wilcoxon signedrank test compared pre-test and post-test scores. The study found an increase in knowledge scores, with the minimum score rising from 0 (pre-test) to 25 (post-test) and the maximum score increasing from 75 to 85. The median knowledge score improved from 50.00 to 60.00, though not statistically significant (p = 0.09). For attitudes, the minimum score decreased from 30 to 28, whereas the maximum declined from 96 to 91, resulting in a small increase in the median attitude score from 81.50 to 82.00. This change was not statistically significant (p = 0.10). Adolescents with blindness may have better knowledge and attitudes regarding reproductive health if they use braille modules. However, combining them with other teaching strategies or media could increase their efficacy.