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1. Are there any disparities between girls and boys in the response of the education sector to HIV and AIDS? Assessment of educational HIV/AIDS prevention programmes applied by SACMEQ III countries

   This paper aims to assess whether the goals of the in-school programmes on prevention of HIV and AIDS that are taught in primary schools of 15 national ministries of education in Southern and Eastern Africa have been reached equitably between boys and girls by the end of primary education. One feature of most of these ministries is that they are in countries that are the hardest hit by a general HIV epidemic. More specifically, the paper aims to analyse schoolboys’ and schoolgirls’ general knowledge about HIV and AIDS. …

2. Good policy and practice in HIV and health education. Booklet 7: Gender equality, HIV and education

   Education, HIV and gender equality are deeply inter related aspects of personal and global development. This booklet presents new thinking and emerging research alongside a series of case studies and examples of new and time-tested programmes on the issues of gender equality, HIV and education and the interrelation between them. It includes discussion papers, which explore issues and emerging evidence in greater depth, as well as case study examples of programmes and interventions from a range of countries. …

3. A multi-level model of condom use among male and female upper primary school students in Nyanza, Kenya

   Although several studies have emphasized the relevance of community level variables to AIDS prevention among young people in sub-Saharan Africa, few have tested the empirical connections between such variables and sexual behaviors. Using data from 3645 sexually experienced grade 6 and 7 students from 160 schools, this study applies hierarchical linear models to estimate the effects of individual and community level variables on condom use among youth in Nyanza Province, Kenya. Four separate models were fit for both males and females. …

4. Les filles: guide du corps féminin - Les garçons: guide du corps masculin

   Les filles: guide du corps féminin - Les garçons: guide du corps masculin est un petit guide édité par l'association mauricienne Prévention, Information et Lutte contre le Sida en 2008. Il s'adresse aux filles et aux garçons en période de puberté et vise à leur fournir, au moyen d'un langage simple et avec de nombreuses illustrations, les réponses aux questions relatives aux changements corporelles, à la santé ou encore à la sexualité qu'ils se posent souvent à cet âge. …

5. Quasi-experimental evaluation of a national primary school HIV intervention in Kenya

   This study examined the impact of a primary-school HIV education initiative on the knowledge, self-efficacy and sexual and condom use activities of upper primary-school pupils in Kenya. …

6. Mortality, mobility, and schooling outcomes among orphans. Evidence from Malawi

   More than 30 percent of school-aged children have lost at least one parent in Malawi. Lack of investments in human capital and adverse conditions during childhood are often associated with lower living standards in the future. Therefore, if orphans face an increased risk of poverty, exploitation, malnutrition, and poorer access to health care and schooling, early intervention is critical so as to avoid the potential poverty trap. …

7. Real men, take responsibility, Zimbabwe

   This booklet is one of an ongoing series prepared during the UNESCO-DANIDA training workshops to produce gender-sensitive materials for HIV/AIDS prevention for southern African countries. The gender theme that is integrated into this post-literacy material allows for the recognition of local conditions, attitudes, values, beliefs, dreams and aspirations. …