AEGiS-10IAC: Sex education--effective tool in sexual health among teenagers in Zimbabwe.

10th International AIDS Conference


Yokohama, Japan — Aug 7-12, 1994

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Sex education--effective tool in sexual health among teenagers in Zimbabwe.

Int Conf AIDS 1994 Aug 7-12; 10:403 (abstract no. PD0793)
Jijide J; Society for AIDS Affected Children, Zimbabwe.

OBJECTIVES: Evaluating and enhancing the impact of sex education in HIV/AIDS prevention among teenagers.

METHOD: From January 1993 to July 1993 300 teenagers (67% female, 33% male; aged 12-20) from the Harare district participated in seminars and workshops on sexual health. The courses comprised 3 stages, (i) KAP baseline survey, (ii) identification, development and dissemination of appropriate sexual health messages (iii) discussion with teenagers on safe sex and HIV/AIDS education.

RESULTS: As 97% of the teenage participants admitted having acquired new knowledge on sexual health through these seminars and workshops, the latter enhanced knowledge on HIV/AIDS and ways to prevent it.

CONCLUSION: Seminars and workshops as forums at which teenagers receive sex education for HIV/AIDS prevention should continue as an on-going exercise locally, regionally and nationally. In view of the sexual vulnerability of the members of this age group sex education can be effectively used to fight HIV/AIDS.

Keywords: AEGIS, Sex Education, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Adolescent, Health, Health Education, Zimbabwe, Adolescent Behavior, HIV Infections, Attitude to Health, Adolescent Psychology, HIV Seropositivity, Human, Adolescence, Female, Male, ICA10
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