Sexual and reproductive health education: opinions of students and educators in Bolgatanga municipality, northern Ghana

Geugten, Jolien van der; Dijkstra, M; Meijel, Berno van; Uyl, M.H.G. den; Vries, Nanne K. de

doi:10.1080/14681811.2014.968771

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“…No campaigns, sessions, lectures or any other events took place in the schools during the entire period of the study. Similar results were found by Babalola et al, Geugten et al and Olarinmoye and Amu-san, who reported that health education programmes had been effective in changing FGM-related attitudes (21)(22)(23).…”

Section: Post-intervention Analysissupporting

confidence: 88%

Effects of school-based health education on attitudes of female students towards female genital mutilation in Sudan

Mahgoub¹,

Nimir²,

Abdalla³

et al. 2019

East Mediterr Health J

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Background: The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is widespread in Sudan. Over the years, the government, civil society and the international community implemented multiple interventions to address the issue. However, due to a number of cultural and educational factors, this harmful practice continues. Aims: This study aimed to assess the effects of a secondary school-based health education intervention on the knowledge and attitude of female students towards FGM in Sudan. Methods: We conducted a quasi-experimental study in Karary Locality, Khartoum State, Sudan. A multistage sampling technique was used to determine targeted schools. Within the schools, students of two randomly selected classes received the intervention. The study included three phases; in the pre-intervention phase, data were collected from the totality of students (154 students) using a pre-tested questionnaire, after which students received health education sessions. The same questionnaire was used to recollect the data in a post-intervention phase 6 weeks later. Results: The participants were between 14 to 17 years old, 30.3% of which were subjected to FGM. The main source of information about FGM was family and friends (41.1%). The majority of participants had a negative attitude towards FGM. The means of knowledge and attitude scores increased from 8.63 (SD=2.562) and 5.76 pre-intervention (SD=1.937) to 11.99 (SD=2.264) and 6.53 post-intervention (SD=1.164), respectively. Conclusions: School-based health education has a positive impact on both knowledge and attitude of female students towards FGM in Sudan. As such, introducing health education about the complications of FGM in curricula of secondary schools in Sudan has the potential to improve students' knowledge and attitude. Ultimately, such interventions can help reduce the prevalence of the practice when students become responsible for future families.

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Section: Post-intervention Analysissupporting

confidence: 88%

Effects of school-based health education on attitudes of female students towards female genital mutilation in Sudan

Mahgoub¹,

Nimir²,

Abdalla³

et al. 2019

East Mediterr Health J

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“…Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire was initially adopted from the WHO knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices survey instrument and further modified based on available literatures [14,[18][19][20]. At the pre-intervention stage, the baseline information for respondents was obtained from two groups (intervention and control group) one week before starting an educational intervention.…”

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confidence: 99%

Effects of Comprehensive Sexuality Education on the comprehensive knowledge and attitude to condom use among first-year students in Arba Minch University: a quasi-experimental study

Boti¹,

Hussen

Shegaze

et al. 2019

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Objective: To assess the effect of comprehensive sexuality education on the comprehensive knowledge and attitude to condom use among first-year students at Arba Minch University . Results: A total of 832 students participated at a baseline, and 820 students participated at the posttest. This study found that there was a significant effect on changing students’ knowledge and attitude towards a condom. In the education group, the students’ average change of comprehensive condom knowledge score was 0.229 higher than the average score of students' in the control group (ATE=0.229, 95% CI, 0.132 to 0.328; p < 0.001). The average change of attitude toward condom score of students’ in the education group was 1.834 higher than the average change score of students’ in the control group (ATE=1.834, 95% CI, 1.195 to 2.772; p < 0.001).This study provides further evidence on the effectiveness of comprehensive sexuality education in terms of knowledge and attitude towards a condom. Therefore, the implementation of this education should be strengthened in order the prevent youths from STI/HIV and unintended pregnancies.

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“…The recent Demographic Health Survey finds that sexual freedom of women aged 25–49 has increased [ 8 ]. Nonetheless, sexually active adolescents in Ghana are known to use contraceptives inconsistently, with lower reported levels of contraceptive use, 25% and 40% among girls and boys aged 15–19 respectively [ 9 , 10 ]. Reported unmet need for family planning is high (29.9%).…”

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Stakeholder's experiences, expectations and decision making on reproductive care: An ethnographic study of three districts in northern Ghana

Ayanore¹,

Pavlova²,

Biesma³

et al. 2017

PLoS ONE

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BackgroundIn Ghana, priority-setting for reproductive health service interventions is known to be rudimentary with little wider stakeholder involvement. In recognizing the need for broad stakeholder engagement to advance reproductive care provision and utilization, it is necessary to jointly study the varied stakeholder views on reproductive care services.MethodsWe applied an ethnographic study approach where field data was collected between March-May 2015 in three rural districts of northern Ghana. Data was collected among women with recent births experiences (n = 90), health care providers (n = 16) and policy actors (n = 6). In-depth interviews and focus group discussions was applied to collect all data. Each stakeholder participant’s audio file was transcribed, and repeatedly read through to identify similar and divergent views in data. A coding scheme guided coding processes. All transcripts were then imported into QSR NVivo 11 for further analysis.ResultsFour themes emerged. Women participants accentuated that sex and sexuality values of men have changed over time, and drives gender roles, parity levels and decision making on reproductive care needs at community levels. Sexual stigma on reproductive care reduces the willingness of women to voice poor experiences related to their previous reproductive experiences. All stakeholders’ highlighted clinical treatments for post-abortion care are minimally covered under the fee exemption policy for antenatal and postnatal care. Policy processes on service delivery protocols still is top-down in Ghana.ConclusionsHealth teams working to improve sexual and reproductive health care must find suitable context strategies that effectively work to improve women reproductive care needs at their operational levels. Private sector participation and informal community support clutches are encouraged to advance the delivery of reproductive care services.

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Sexual and reproductive health education: opinions of students and educators in Bolgatanga municipality, northern Ghana

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Effects of school-based health education on attitudes of female students towards female genital mutilation in Sudan

Effects of school-based health education on attitudes of female students towards female genital mutilation in Sudan

Effects of Comprehensive Sexuality Education on the comprehensive knowledge and attitude to condom use among first-year students in Arba Minch University: a quasi-experimental study

Stakeholder's experiences, expectations and decision making on reproductive care: An ethnographic study of three districts in northern Ghana

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