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Description: Abstract—During adolescence period, an adolescent undergoes physical, intellectual, emotional and psychological growth. An adolescent also experiences a social environment growth during that period. Out of all the problems regarding adolescent changes, the curiosity towards reproductive issue is enormous since during this period their reproductive organs already able to function as it should be. This study aims to create a model for reproductive health information dissemination thus adolescent will be able to find the proper reproductive health information. This is a qualitative study based on case study approach. The data collection incorporates observation, focus group discussion, interviews with the students of Library and Information Science Program Faculty of Communication Science Universitas Padjadjaran Bandung Indonesia class 2015 and literature study. Triangulation incorporates sources triangulation and theory triangulation. The results show adolescent in Bandung prefer to seek for reproductive health information through their significant others, such as mothers for female adolescent and friends for male adolescent. The model of reproductive health information dissemination in Bandung needs to involve parents and youth organizations or communities as the government representative to deliver information and government programs properly. This study may contribute in disseminating the reproductive health information for adolescent effectively.