Adaptation in practice: lessons from teenage pregnancy programmes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of teenage pregnancy in the world. Several recent research studies have generated evidence as to why.
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Menstrual health and school absenteeism among adolescent girls in Uganda (MENISCUS): A feasibility study
Management of menstruation can present substantial challenges to girls in low-income settings.
Quality guidelines for antibullying policies in Europe: A review and recommendations
This document offers a needs analysis of the opportunities in Europe to integrate quality criteria for antibullying policies in secondary schools and in quality frameworks for the education sector.
Reducing transmission of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in school settings: A framework for national and local planning and response
Experience with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in many countries has demonstrated the importance in some communities of schools in amplifying transmission of the pandemic virus – both within schools and the wider community.
National sex education standards: core content and skills, K–12
The National Sex Education Standards aim to: Outline, based on research and extensive professional expertise, the minimum, essential, core content and skills for sex education K–12 given student needs; Provide guidance for schools when designing and delivering sex education K–12 that is planned,
National hand hygiene behaviour change strategy 2016-2020
According to WHO 2012 estimates, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) was responsible for 842 000 annual deaths from diarrhoea and 15% of the Global Burden of Disease in Disability- Adjusted Life Years (DALYs).
Gaps in global monitoring and evaluation of adolescent and youth reproductive health: Research Brief
Adolescents and youth are a key population for reproductive health (RH) interventions, because young people suffer disproportionately from negative RH outcomes, including acquisition of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections; unintended, unwanted, or mistimed pregnancy; unsafe abortion; an
Implementing a whole-school relationships and sex education intervention to prevent dating and relationship violence: evidence from a pilot trial in English secondary schools
Adolescent dating and relationship violence is associated with health harms and is an important topic for sex education. School-based interventions addressing this have been effective in the USA, but schools in England confront pressures that might hinder implementation.
Programmatic guidance for sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian and fragile settings during COVID-19 pandemic
This document provides programmatic guidance to help maintain essential preventative, promotive, and curative sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in fragile and humanitarian settings during the COVID-19 epidemic threat and outbreak period; including general guidance, the continuation of
Helping children cope with stress during the 2019-nCoV outbreak
Several ways to help children during the 2019-nCoV outbreak.