But is it Comprehensive? Unpacking the 'comprehensive' in comprehensive sexuality education

E Miedema, MLJ Le Mat… - Health Education Journal, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) is increasingly gaining traction
within the international community. CSE is regarded as an important means of informing …

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 …

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

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 …

Parents' experiences and sexual topics discussed with adolescents in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana: a qualitative study

EAK Baku, I Agbemafle, AM Kotoh… - Advances in Public …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Traditionally, discussion about sexuality is subdued in proverbs and is
earmarked for adults. However, adolescents also need information about their sexuality to …

Conflicting HIV/AIDS sex education policies and mixed messaging among educators and students in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality, Ghana

B Ocran, S Talboys, K Shoaf - International Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
While school-based comprehensive sex education (CSE) is effective in HIV prevention
among young people ages 10–24 years, Ghana's national sexual and reproductive health …

The context of emergency contraception use among young unmarried women in Accra, Ghana: a qualitative study

S Rokicki, S Merten - Reproductive health, 2018 - Springer
Background Over the past decade, awareness and use of emergency contraceptive pills
(ECPs) among young women has rapidly increased in Ghana; however, the rate of …

“Not just the consequences, but also the pleasurable sex”: a review of the content of comprehensive sexuality education for early adolescents in Rwanda

V Mbarushimana, S Goldstein, DN Conco - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Responding to adolescents' educational needs in sexual and reproductive
health and rights (SRHR) is central to their sexual health and achieved through school …

[BOOK][B] Routledge handbook of queer African studies

SN Nyeck - 2020 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Early initiatives for an Africanist contribution to queer studies launched in the 2000s sought
to create more synergies between the then emerging networks of activists and …