Empowering the New Generation: Reproductive Health Awareness among Egyptian Schoolgirls: Review Article

Background: Reproductive health awareness (RHA) among adolescent girls represents one of the most significant determinants of maternal and child health outcomes in developing countries. In Egypt, despite notable progress in education and healthcare coverage, awareness of reproductive health concepts remains limited among secondary school girls.
Objective: This review aimed and to explore the level of knowledge, prevailing attitudes, and the socio-cultural educational and institutional factors shaping reproductive health awareness among Egyptian schoolgirls. Also, to discuss barriers and promising interventions, highlighting the role of schools, parents, and national programs such as the UNFPA-supported Noura Model. Methods: We searched PubMed, Google Scholar, and Science Direct for Adolescent girls, Reproductive health, Egypt, Awareness, Education, Empowerment, Barriers and School health programs to synthesize evidence from national and international literature between 2015 and 2025. A narrative literature review was conducted using peer-reviewed studies, systematic reviews, and global surveillance reports published in recent years. The writers evaluated relevant literature references as well. Documents written in languages other than English have been ignored. Papers that were not regarded as significant scientific research included dissertations, oral presentations, conference abstracts, and unpublished manuscripts were excluded.
Conclusion: The findings revealed a persistent gap between knowledge and practice, driven by social taboos, misinformation, and a lack of structured education. The paper concluded recommending culturally sensitive, school-based reproductive health education integrated within Egypt’s national curriculum to empower adolescent girls with accurate, comprehensive, and age-appropriate information.