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Young People's Sexual And Reproductive Health In India: Policies, Programmes And Realities, K.G. Santhya, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy
Young People's Sexual And Reproductive Health In India: Policies, Programmes And Realities, K.G. Santhya, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy
Reproductive Health
This paper presents an overview of key policies and government programmes intended to reduce HIV vulnerability and improve sexual and reproductive health among young people in India, and identifies the extent to which these policies and programmes have addressed the gamut of unique sexual and reproductive needs of young women and men. It also explores the extent to which programmes have been adapted to accommodate state-level differences in the sexual and reproductive vulnerability of youth; the review takes the examples of two states, namely, Andhra Pradesh, characterised by both early marriage and high HIV prevalence, and Madhya Pradesh, characterised by …
Bangladesh: Rh Curriculum Enhances Vocational Students' Knowledge And Behavior, Frontiers In Reproductive Health
Bangladesh: Rh Curriculum Enhances Vocational Students' Knowledge And Behavior, Frontiers In Reproductive Health
Reproductive Health
In 2004, the Population Council’s FRONTIERS Program and the Bangladesh Ministry of Youth and Sports collaborated on an intervention to introduce reproductive health education into government-run vocational-training courses. The training, offered to males and females aged 15–30, includes livestock husbandry, electronics, and secretarial work. The intervention built upon the positive results of the 1999 Bangladesh Youth Reproductive Health Study, which introduced a life-skills curriculum into secondary schools. The interactive reproductive health curriculum was modified to suit older adolescents and youth attending courses at vocational training centers. Topics included reproductive biology, family planning, pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, critical thinking, and negotiation …
Éducation Sexuelle Et Vih : Il Est Temps De Changer De Méthodologie, Nicole Haberland, Deborah Rogow
Éducation Sexuelle Et Vih : Il Est Temps De Changer De Méthodologie, Nicole Haberland, Deborah Rogow
Poverty, Gender, and Youth
Pendant des décennies, l’éducation sexuelle basée sur un curriculum a été la pierre angulaire des efforts en fournis par les écoles et les communautés pour améliorer la santé sexuelle et génésique des jeunes, et plus récemment pour prévenir le VIH. Malheureusement, le discours public sur l'éducation sexuelle s’est égaré dans des débats polarisés qui ont détourné l'attention de la manière dont les programmes d'éducation sexuelle et VIH peuvent atteindre le mieux possible les objectifs partagés par différentes circonscriptions. Une étude exhaustive récente de l'impact des programmes d'éducation sexuelle et VIH dispensés par les écoles dans les pays développés et en …
Sexuality And Hiv Education: Time For A Paradigm Shift, Nicole Haberland, Deborah Rogow
Sexuality And Hiv Education: Time For A Paradigm Shift, Nicole Haberland, Deborah Rogow
Poverty, Gender, and Youth
For decades, curriculum-based sexuality education has been a cornerstone of school- and community-based efforts to improve young people’s sexual and reproductive health, and more recently to prevent HIV infection. Unfortunately, public discourse about sex education has been mired in polarizing debates that distract attention from determining how sex and HIV education programs might best achieve the shared goals of many different constituencies. A recent comprehensive review of the impact of school-based sexuality and HIV education programs in developed and developing countries found that two-thirds of the programs reduced the risk associated with one or more reported sexual behaviors. This finding …
Educación Sobre Sexualidad Y Vih: Tiempo Para Un Cambio De Paradigma, Nicole Haberland, Deborah Rogow
Educación Sobre Sexualidad Y Vih: Tiempo Para Un Cambio De Paradigma, Nicole Haberland, Deborah Rogow
Poverty, Gender, and Youth
Durante décadas, la educación sexual basada en un programa de estudio fue la piedra angular de los esfuerzos de la escuela y de la comunidad para mejorar la salud sexual y reproductiva de los jóvenes y, en forma más reciente, para prevenir la infección de VIH. Desafortunadamente, el discurso público sobre educación sexual ha estado envuelto en debates contradictorios que sirven para distraer la atención en lugar de determinar en que manera los programas de educación sobre sexualidad y VIH podrían alcanzar mejor los objetivos compartidos de las distintas partes. Una reseña exhaustiva que se realizó recientemente sobre el impacto …
Current Research And Good Practice In Hiv And Aids Treatment Education, Avina Sarna, Ellen Weiss
Current Research And Good Practice In Hiv And Aids Treatment Education, Avina Sarna, Ellen Weiss
HIV and AIDS
This report was prepared by UNESCO and WHO for presentation at the HIV and AIDS Treatment Education Technical Consultation in Paris, November 22–23, 2005. There is a growing realization among program managers and donors that merely providing antiretroviral therapy (ART) and training health providers is not sufficient and that unless efforts are made to engage communities and individuals to improve their knowledge and understanding of HIV, AIDS, and ART, programs will not meet the targets set by these initiatives and will fall short of contributing to the goal of attaining universal access to treatment. This report describes current research and …
The Resolution Of Unintended Pregnancy Among Female Students At The University Of Ghana, Legon, Angela El-Adas
The Resolution Of Unintended Pregnancy Among Female Students At The University Of Ghana, Legon, Angela El-Adas
Reproductive Health
Little has been done to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of university students regarding unintended pregnancy likely because their middle-class status precludes their being considered a “deprived population.” Female students in tertiary institutions of higher learning are at an age and in a social context that makes them extremely susceptible to unintended pregnancy and the consequences of unsafe abortions. It is necessary to take steps to reduce the incidence of unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortions among this group of “high risk” women. This study sought to investigate the extent of knowledge that female students at the University of Ghana, …