Improving adolescent access to contraception in sub-Saharan Africa: a review of the evidence

J Smith - African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2020 - ajol.info
Global commitments to and support for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) have
increased over the past 10 years. Adolescent access to contraception has emerged as a …

[HTML][HTML] How sexuality education programs have been evaluated in low-and lower-middle-income countries? A systematic review

O Ivanova, M Rai, K Michielsen, S Dias - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Complex sexual and reproductive health interventions, such as sexuality
education (SE), contain multiple components and activities, which often requires a …

Understanding the role played by parents, culture and the school curriculum in socializing young women on sexual health issues in rural South African communities

F Mpondo, RAC Ruiter, D Schaafsma… - SAHARA-J: Journal of …, 2018 - ajol.info
Background: the decline in South Africa's HIV infection rates especially among young
women is encouraging. However, studies show that the 15–24-year-old cohort remains …

[HTML][HTML] Taking HIV testing to families: designing a family-based intervention to facilitate HIV testing, disclosure, and intergenerational communication

H Van Rooyen, Z Essack, T Rochat, D Wight… - Frontiers in public …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Facility-based HIV testing does not capture many adults and children who are at
risk of HIV in South Africa. This underscores the need to provide targeted, age-appropriate …

HIV knowledge and risk among Zambian adolescent and younger adolescent girls: challenges and solutions

SA Butts, A Kayukwa, J Langlie, VJ Rodriguez… - Sex …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, young women are at the highest risk of HIV infection.
Comprehensive sexuality education and open parent–child communication about sex have …

[HTML][HTML] Parent-child communication about sexual issues in Zambia: a cross sectional study of adolescent girls and their parents

KJ Isaksen, P Musonda, IF Sandøy - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
B ackground Parent-child communication about sexual issues can reduce risky sexual
behaviour amongst adolescents. Risky sexual behaviour is of concern in sub-Saharan Africa …

Post-trauma coping in the context of significant adversity: a qualitative study of young people living in an urban township in South Africa

RM Hiller, SL Halligan, M Tomlinson, J Stewart… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Compared with knowledge of the post-trauma needs of young people living in
developed countries, little is known about the needs of those in low-middle-income …

Male condom use, multiple sexual partners and HIV: a prospective case-control study in Kinshasa (DRC)

S Carlos, C Lopez-del Burgo, E Burgueño… - AIDS care, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT In the Democratic Republic of Congo no previous studies have assessed the
factors associated with different patterns of condom use and with multiple sexual partners …

“The child can remember your voice”: parent–child communication about sexuality in the South African context

E Vilanculos, M Nduna - African Journal of AIDS Research, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
There is a wealth of research on parent–child communication about sexual and reproductive
health and rights (SRHR) and its influence on young people's sexual behaviours. However …

South African child report of caregiver attunement as a mechanism to decrease engagement in risky sexual situations and depression

TM Parchment, LA Small - Vulnerable children and youth studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Research regarding South African caregivers' protective parenting behaviors
that can improve youth well-being in early adolescence is limited. Therefore, this study …