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Knowledge of comprehensive sexuality education (HIV-component) among young girls in Africa: implications for sex education policies and programmes
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Afiliacje- Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching hospital Bauchi, Hardawa Misau Bauchi state, 740213 Bauchi, Nigeria
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Introduction: The sexual and reproductive health problems such as HIV or AIDS, faced by youths has been largely
attributed to insufficiency or lack of necessary information to make informed choices and prevent adverse
sexual and reproductive health outcomes. Hence, to reduce these problems, it is expedient that we embrace
a potent prevention strategy: Comprehensive Sexuality Education. Therefore, this study seeks to investigate
the knowledge of young African girls about comprehensive sexuality education, especially the HIV component.
Material and methods: This study made use of secondary data collated by the UNFPA on comprehensive
knowledge about HIV among young girls between 15 and 24 years of age in 28 African countries. The data
obtained from the UNFPA database was collated and analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2019.
Results: Namibia is the only African country surveyed that had more than 50% of young girls between 15
and 24 years of age with comprehensive knowledge about HIV. Chad had the poorest result with only 4% of
young girls (15–24 years) with good and comprehensive knowledge of HIV. Four African countries had half
or more of young girls between 20 and 24 years of age with comprehensive knowledge of HIV. Only six of
the 28 nations surveyed had young girls (15-19 years of age) with very good and intensive knowledge of HIV.
Conclusion: There appears to be a poor knowledge of comprehensive sexuality education across African
countries. Also, barriers to proper implementation and low effectiveness of CSE at the country level were
also presented. These should be appropriately dissected in making youth, sexual, and reproductive health,
as well as education policies and programs
Streszczenie
Introduction: The sexual and reproductive health problems such as HIV or AIDS, faced by youths has been largely
attributed to insufficiency or lack of necessary information to make informed choices and prevent adverse
sexual and reproductive health outcomes. Hence, to reduce these problems, it is expedient that we embrace
a potent prevention strategy: Comprehensive Sexuality Education. Therefore, this study seeks to investigate
the knowledge of young African girls about comprehensive sexuality education, especially the HIV component.
Material and methods: This study made use of secondary data collated by the UNFPA on comprehensive
knowledge about HIV among young girls between 15 and 24 years of age in 28 African countries. The data
obtained from the UNFPA database was collated and analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2019.
Results: Namibia is the only African country surveyed that had more than 50% of young girls between 15
and 24 years of age with comprehensive knowledge about HIV. Chad had the poorest result with only 4% of
young girls (15–24 years) with good and comprehensive knowledge of HIV. Four African countries had half
or more of young girls between 20 and 24 years of age with comprehensive knowledge of HIV. Only six of
the 28 nations surveyed had young girls (15-19 years of age) with very good and intensive knowledge of HIV.
Conclusion: There appears to be a poor knowledge of comprehensive sexuality education across African
countries. Also, barriers to proper implementation and low effectiveness of CSE at the country level were
also presented. These should be appropriately dissected in making youth, sexual, and reproductive health,
as well as education policies and programs
Słowa kluczowe
knowledge, sex education, HIV, young girls, africa, comprehensive
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Knowledge of comprehensive sexuality education (HIV-component) among young girls in Africa: implications for sex education policies and programmes
Czasopismo
Journal of Sexual and Mental Health
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Tom 19 (2021): Continuous Publishing
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Praca badawcza (oryginalna)
Opublikowany online
2021-11-02
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6213
Wyświetlenia/pobrania artykułu
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Rekord bibliograficzny
Seksuologia Polska 2021;19.
Słowa kluczowe
knowledge
sex education
HIV
young girls
africa
comprehensive
Autorzy
Miracle Ayomikum Adesina
Adesola O Abiodun
Tolulope I Olajire
Isaac I Olufadewa
Daha Garba Muhammad
Ogheneruona F Onothoja
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