Adolescent health screening questionnaire.

ABSTRACT

Adolescent screening questionnaire is a set of questions made on determinants of adolescent health and used to screen adolescents exposed to health risk environment to offer preventive and promotional health care . Most evidence based questionnaire (GAPS) was developed by American Medical Association. Subsequently American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Bright Future (BF) developed questionnaire. All of them were developed to serve American and Western society needs. Format of Adolescent Preventive Services (FAPS) questionnaire was prepared by Adolescent Health Clinic of Calcutta Medical College to suit Indian adolescents, having a different cultural background, with technical support from WHO. National consultations on this questionnaire was supported by WHO and GOI. It was field tested and its validity and reliability were assessed among adolescents of six school students. Use of this tool helps identification of adolescents exposed to high-risk environments and use of necessary early intervention to prevent morbidity and mortality in adolescents. The available software version of FAPS can be used in the computer class to screen all school adolescents regularly.