06/06/2024
Gender-transformative school-based sexual health intervention: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Gender-transformative school-based sexual health intervention: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial - PubMed
The study was prospectively registered on June 6, 2023, at ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05896540. Protocol version number 1.0. May 22, 2023.
01/05/2024
Curriculum-based sexual and reproductive health education: revealing its relevance for risky sexual behaviors among secondary school students in Mwanza, Tanzania
Curriculum-based sexual and reproductive health education: revealing its relevance for risky sexual behaviors among secondary school students in Mwanza, Tanzania - PubMed
Despite the identified gaps in providing a comprehensive knowledge that builds on the appropriate attitudes and skills, the existing curriculum-based SRH education in secondary schools was utilized to help students in addressing and managing RSBs. However, there is a need for more comprehensive info...
12/04/2024
Exploring the multi-level impacts of a youth-led comprehensive sexuality education model in Madagascar using Human-centered Design methods
Exploring the multi-level impacts of a youth-led comprehensive sexuality education model in Madagascar using Human-centered Design methods - PubMed
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is recognized as a critical tool for addressing sexuality and reproductive health challenges among adolescents. However, little is known about the broader impacts of CSE on populations beyond adolescents, such as schools, families, and communities. This study....
03/03/2024
Sexuality Education for Youth and Adolescents in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Window of Opportunity
Sexuality Education for Youth and Adolescents in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Window of Opportunity - PubMed
The enabling role of Islam in the notion of sexuality education can serve as a window of opportunity for implementing culturally and contextually relevant sexuality education programs in the Middle East and North Africa region.
25/12/2023
Lessons Learned From the Implementation of a School-Based Sexual Health Education Program for Adolescent Girls in Cape Town, South Africa
Lessons Learned From the Implementation of a School-Based Sexual Health Education Program for Adolescent Girls in Cape Town, South Africa - PubMed
Comprehensive sexual education (CSE) is an important approach for health promotion dissemination in schools, particularly when delivered in participatory ways that are sport based, peer or near-peer led, and include concepts of gender and power dynamics. Sufficient attendance at CSE sessions is crit...
23/12/2023
An acceptance analysis of a sexual health education digital tool in resource-poor regions of Kenya: an UTAUT based survey study
An acceptance analysis of a sexual health education digital tool in resource-poor regions of Kenya: an UTAUT based survey study - PubMed
The study adopts validated methods to assess the acceptability and usability of a digital sexual health education tool in Kenya. Emphasizing its potential effectiveness and highlighting the influence of cultural and contextual factors on technology adoption.
22/12/2023
How can civil society organizations contribute to the scale-up of comprehensive sexuality education? Presentation of a scaling framework illustrated with examples from Indonesia
How can civil society organizations contribute to the scale-up of comprehensive sexuality education? Presentation of a scaling framework illustrated with examples from Indonesia - PubMed
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) can substantially contribute to the health and well-being of young people. Yet, most CSE interventions remain limited to the small piloting or research phase and scale-up is often an afterthought at the end of a project. Because of the specificities of CSE, in...
02/11/2023
Strengthening Integrated Approaches for Family Planning and Menstrual Health
Strengthening Integrated Approaches for Family Planning and Menstrual Health - PubMed
FP and menstrual health integration has the potential to improve individuals' health and well-being. The authors describe potential ways to integrate FP and menstrual health, outlining steps that stakeholders can take in designing integrated approaches.
30/10/2023
Development of a multi-level family planning intervention for couples in rural Uganda: key findings & adaptations made from community engaged research methods
Development of a multi-level family planning intervention for couples in rural Uganda: key findings & adaptations made from community engaged research methods - PubMed
These findings were used to refine an intervention before a larger scale pilot test of its feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy. They can inform other multi-level family planning interventions in similar settings and the methods can be adopted by others to increase the feasibility, acc...
18/09/2023
Unlocking policy synergies, challenges and contradictions influencing implementation of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education Framework in Zambia: a policy analysis
Unlocking policy synergies, challenges and contradictions influencing implementation of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education Framework in Zambia: a policy analysis - PubMed
While many policies support the implementation of CSE in schools, the existence of policy silences and challenges are among the barriers affecting CSE implementation. Thus, policy reformulation is required to address policy silences and challenges to enhance effective promotion and integration of th...
12/09/2023
Perceived ideal number of children among adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa: does exposure to family planning messages matter?
Perceived ideal number of children among adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa: does exposure to family planning messages matter? - PubMed
Exposure to family planning communication has shown the potential to influence adolescents' fertility preference in sub-Saharan Africa. Adolescents with exposure to family planning messages preferred a small family size. Therefore, there is a need to scale-up family planning education programmes in....
10/08/2023
A reanalysis of the Institute for Research and Evaluation report that challenges non-US, school-based comprehensive sexuality education evidence base
A reanalysis of the Institute for Research and Evaluation report that challenges non-US, school-based comprehensive sexuality education evidence base - PubMed
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) prepares young people to make informed decisions about their sexuality. A review by the Institute of Research and Evaluation that analysed 43 CSE studies in non-US settings found the majority to be ineffective and concluded that there was little evidence of th...