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Reaching vulnerable adolescent girls with information and connecting them to services are not straightforward tasks. Poor girls in Ethiopia have few opportunities to access public institutions such as youth or community centers, health services, financial institutions, and schools. They may not know that they have a right to these services, and service delivery staff might not welcome them. …
Best practices for adolescent sex education recommend science-based approaches. However, little is known about the capacity and needs of organizations who implement sex education programs on the local level. The purpose of this research was to describe successes and challenges of community organizations in implementing science-based sex education. Using qualitative methods, we interviewed program directors and educators in 17 state funded adolescent pregnancy prevention/sex education programs as part of a larger mixed methods evaluation. …
Cartilla educativa sobre embarazo adolescente y el inicio de las relaciones sexuales. A través de cuestionarios e historias se entrega información práctica sobre la sexualidad en la adolescencia, las primeras relaciones sexuales, el embarazo adolescente y sus consecuencias.
La Guía para Promotores Comunitarios "Sexualidad, Embarazo y SIDA" forma parte de un proyecto de prevención desarrollado por la Fundación Huésped junto a la Asociación Civil Gente en Movimiento, con el apoyo de la Embajada Real de los Países Bajos. La Guía es el producto de la labor conjunta a partir de un taller dirigido a mujeres con VIH/SIDA del Partido de Presidente Perón, Provincia de Buenos Aires. …
This booklet is prepared for young people aged 10-14. Young people have many misconceptions and questions about sexuality issues. Their queries are often based on fragmented information. Accurate information is essential to promote a healthy sexuality. The booklet explains issues such as puberty, what happens to boys' and girls' bodies, sex and sexuality, how babies are made, infections and abuse. It also provides answers to such questions as: What is happening to my body? What is this sex stuff really all about? When is the right time to start? What is safer sex? Am I attractive? …
Worldwide, nearly 10 percent of people are ages 10 to 14, and in developing countries, the percentage is often higher (e.g., Uganda, 16 percent).1 Early adolescence marks a critical time of physical, developmental, and social changes. Interventions during early adolescence may be more effective in shaping healthy attitudes and behaviors than in late adolescence, when attitudes and behaviors are more established. Young adolescents are also more likely to still be in school and less likely to have begun sexual activity.
