• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Pre-/Post- Assessment of a Sexual and Reproductive Health Training Program for Young People in Namibia
  • Contributor: Talbot, Karine; Talavera, Philippe; Schütz, Fabiane; Ruiz-Casares, Mónica
  • imprint: Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2022
  • Published in: Global Journal of Health Science
  • Language: Not determined
  • DOI: 10.5539/gjhs.v15n1p47
  • ISSN: 1916-9736; 1916-9744
  • Keywords: General Medicine
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  • Description: <jats:p>During the first COVID-19 lockdown in Namibia (March-September 2020), the Ministry of Health and Social Services reported there were an estimated 14,983 teenage pregnancies in 2020, an increase from the prior year&amp;rsquo;s estimated 13,552. The regions of Kavango East and West were particularly impacted. In response to these figures, the Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO), a youth-focused Namibian non-governmental organization, facilitated an after-school intervention in 2021 to discuss key sexual and reproductive health knowledge. An identical questionnaire was administered at both pre- and post-test, in order to provide baseline information for assessing the effectiveness of a school-based intervention to promote safe sexual behaviours. A total of 18 schools in the regions of Kavango East and West participated in the intervention between May-September 2021, and 638 learners aged 13-25 were included in data analysis after completing both the pre- and post-tests. Prior to the intervention, knowledge on sexual and reproductive health, including safe sexual behaviours and accessing contraceptives was limited. Results obtained at post-test indicate there were significant increases in participants&amp;rsquo; level of knowledge between pre- and post-test, suggesting that school-based interventions (such as the OYO program) may be effective in disseminating this crucial information to at-risk populations.</jats:p>
  • Access State: Open Access