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Sociodemographic Variations in Communication on Sexuality and HIV/AIDS with Parents, Family Members and Teachers Among In-school Adolescents: A Multi Site Study in Tanzania and South Africa
(Sage Publications, 6/1/2009)
Aims: To identify with whom in-school adolescents preferred to communicate about sexuality, and to study adolescents’
communication on HIV/AIDS, abstinence and condoms with parents/guardians, other adult family members, ...
Feeding Habits Associated with Overweight and Obesity Amongst Secondary School Students in Private and Public Schools in Langata Nairobi Kenya
(IJSRP Publications, 2017-05)
Background; Obesity continues to pose major public
health challenges globally. This study was conducted to
determine the prevalence of overweight /obesity amongst
secondary school students in private and public schools ...
Sexual and Reproductive Health among Primary and Secondary School Pupils in Mwanza, Tanzania: Need for Intervention
(AIDS Care, 1998)
A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among 892 randomly selected pupils, aged 12 and above, attending 18 primary schools (PS) and five secondary schools (SS) in four communities of Mwanza Region in Tanzania. ...
Adolescents’ Communication with Parents, Other Adult Family Members and Teachers on Sexuality: Effects of School-Based Interventions in South Africa and Tanzania
(Springer, 2/28/2015)
Cluster-randomized controlled trials were carried
out to examine effects on sexual practices of schoolbased
interventions among adolescents in three sites in sub-
Saharan Africa. In this publication, effects on communication
about ...
Condom use and sexuality communication with adults: a study among high school students in South africa and Tanzania
(BMC Public Health, 9/23/2013)
Background: Fostering adolescents’communication on sexuality issues with their parents and other significantadults is often assumed to be an important component of intervention programmes aimed at promoting healthyadolescent ...
Biological and Behavioural Impact of an Adolescent Sexual Health Intervention in Tanzania: A Community-Randomized Trial
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007-02)
Objective: The impact of a multicomponent intervention programme on the sexual
health of adolescents was assessed in rural Tanzania.
Design: A community-randomized trial.
Methods: Twenty communities were randomly allocated ...
Using Friendship Ties to Understand the Prevalence of, and Factors Associated With, Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Kenya: Cross-Sectional, Respondent-Driven Survey Study
(JMIR Publications, 12/31/2020)
Background: Optimization of innovative approaches is required for estimating the intimate partner violence (IPV) burden
among adolescents and young adults (AYA). Further investigation is required to identify risk and ...
Assessment of Youth-Friendly Service Quality and Associated Factors at Public Health Facilities in Southern Ethiopia_A Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study
(Hindawi, 2019-05-23)
Background. Evidence shows that services for youths are poorly coordinated and uneven in quality. Tere is a lack of evidence
which informs the level of youth-friendly service quality in the study area. So, this study flls ...
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Uganda
(The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), 2021-04)
Executive Summary
Since the first case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in China in late 2019, the
ensuing global pandemic has challenged human health and development and hampered the attainment
of ...