[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of first adolescent pregnancy and its associated factors in sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country analysis

BO Ahinkorah, M Kang, L Perry, F Brooks, A Hayen - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction In low-and middle-income countries, pregnancy-related complications are major
causes of death for young women. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of first …

'I tell them that sex is sweet at the right time'–A qualitative review of 'pleasure gaps and opportunities' in sexuality education programmes in Ghana and Kenya

A Singh, R Both, A Philpott - Global Public Health, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Pleasure is a key motivator for sex globally, while unsafe sex is the largest risk factor for
young women's mortality and the second for young men. However, framing of sex education …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges to implementing national comprehensive sexuality education curricula in low-and middle-income countries: Case studies of Ghana, Kenya, Peru …

SC Keogh, M Stillman, K Awusabo-Asare, E Sidze… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
School-based comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) can help adolescents achieve their
full potential and realize their sexual and reproductive health and rights. This is particularly …

Towards comprehensive sexuality education: a comparative analysis of the policy environment surrounding school-based sexuality education in Ghana, Peru, Kenya …

C Panchaud, SC Keogh, M Stillman… - Sex …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The successful implementation of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) programmes in
schools depends on the development and implementation of strong policy in support of …

Sexualised violence against children: a review of laws and policies in Kenya

CK Wangamati, G Yegon, J Sundby… - Sexual and reproductive …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a major global health challenge. Extant literature shows that
CSA is prevalent in Kenya. As a signatory of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of …

Abortion and contraceptive use stigma: a cross-sectional study of attitudes and beliefs in secondary school students in western Kenya

U Rehnström Loi, B Otieno, M Oguttu… - Sexual and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Social stigma related to women's reproductive decision-making negatively impacts the
health of women. However, little is known about stigmatising attitudes and beliefs …

[HTML][HTML] Social judgments on abortion and contraceptive use: a mixed methods study among secondary school teachers and student peer-counsellors in western …

M Håkansson, S Super, M Oguttu, M Makenzius - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background In Kenya, unsafe abortion is the leading cause of maternal deaths in
adolescent girls aged 15–19 years, and a majority did not use a modern contraceptive …

[HTML][HTML] Stakeholders' perspectives of comprehensive sexuality education in Iranian male adolescences

K Samadaee Gelehkolaee, R Maasoumi, SA Azin… - Reproductive …, 2021 - Springer
Background A coherent sexuality education program for adolescents is part of their sexual
and reproductive rights and can help them have a healthier future. Therefore, the aim of this …

[HTML][HTML] Parent-child sexual and reproductive health communication among very young adolescents in Korogocho informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya

BW Maina, BA Ushie, CW Kabiru - Reproductive Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Parents are an important source of sexual and reproductive health (SRH)
information for very young adolescents and are likely to have a significant influence on …

[HTML][HTML] “Such conversations are not had in the families”: a qualitative study of the determinants of young adolescents' access to sexual and reproductive health and …

V Mbarushimana, DN Conco, S Goldstein - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) information during
adolescence has become a global concern. This study explored factors that enable or …