Sexually and gender-diverse secondary school students experience more bullying-victimization and feel less safe at school than their heterosexual, cisgender peers.
The Adolescent and Youth-Friendly Health Services (AYFHS) program in Ghana aims to improve access to reproductive and sexual health services for young people. However, despite its importance, low utilization rates persist.
A growing body of academic literature recognizes the importance of supporting students’ wellbeing in school settings. Approaches to supporting students’ wellbeing tend to focus on students’ subjective wellbeing, largely focusing on individuals’ mental health and advocating positive psychology.
This review seeks to shed light on the implementation of CSE in reducing unintended adolescent pregnancies in two different African countries: Nigeria and Rwanda. Data were collected from Google Scholar, PubMed, and policy papers via narrative review search strategies.
This technical brief focuses on the relationship between menstrual health and education and skills building, particularly within the African context.
National nutrition policies are critical collective principles of action aimed at addressing malnutrition in all its forms. This report summarises how national nutrition policy statements and strategies conceptualize and discuss education across school, community, and national levels.
Health literacy is a determinant of overall health, particularly among college students who are at increased risk for negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes. Contextualized sexual and reproductive health education serves as an important protective measure for this population.
The socio-economic burden of HIV infection remains a critical global health concern.
Adolescence is a vulnerable period for the onset of mental disorders and risk behaviours. Whole‐school interventions hold vast potential in improving mental health and preventing risk behaviours in this developmentally‐sensitive cohort.
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are based on the right and the ability of all individuals to decide over their own bodies and to live healthy lives. Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is a central component of SRHR, especially for young people.