DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2019.v07i03.016

Pages: 195-202

This study is an endeavor to explore the knowledge and attitude of mother’s concerning the urban adolescence of Bangladesh. Socio-economic standing specifically mother’s age, education, occupation and income has been substantially considered to comprehend the attainment of mothers’ as regards to adolescence. Generally, Adolescence is the transitional stage of physical and psychological human development that occurs between puberty and adulthood. Most of the mental and behavioral problems and disorders usually take their start in childhood and adolescence. A large number of adolescents in Bangladesh suffer from behavioral, emotional or developmental problems. The ratio is very high among girls. Mothers’ positive and constructive role can help the girls to address the problems of adolescent girl. The prime objective of this study was to find out the knowledge and attitude of mother’s regarding adolescence in Dhaka city. The present study found that a lot of mothers were insensible and evasive to discuss with daughters about adolescence and deviate to support it. Among the illiterate mothers 55.56% did not provide reproductive health and sexual issue related knowledge to her daughter but it was noteworthy that lion share of the respondent 71.67% provided knowledge regarding sexual harassment and only 28.33% of the respondent did not do so.