Supporting pregnant and mothering adolescents in their schooling: Insights for policy and practice
Adolescent parenthood is a significant issue in Sub-Saharan Africa, which can have adverse effects on mothers, their children and families.
South Africa
Approaches to delivering contextual and culturally relevant sexuality education: insights from educators in rural schools in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Sexuality education in rural South African schools encounters significant challenges, including limited resources, socio-cultural barriers, and lack of contextual relevance.
The cost of inaction: The cost of not realizing the sexual and reproductive health and rights (including HIV) of young people in Zimbabwe and South Africa
UNAIDS uses ‘cost of inaction’ as an indicator of the negative impact on the lives of people and communities of not investing resources to end AIDS.
Learner pregnancy in South African secondary schools: A toolkit for school-based support teams and educators
This toolkit is designed for educators who engage with pregnant and mother learners in South African secondary schools. This may include members of the School-Based Support Team.
Cultural conflicts in sexuality education and stakeholders’ responses to them: a systematic review
A systematic literature review was undertaken to investigate the cultural conflicts that arise in secondary school-based sexuality education programmes and how stakeholders respond to and navigate these conflicts. This review is reported according to PRISMA guidelines.
Exposure to comprehensive sexuality education in schools in South Africa: the implications on the uptake of HIV testing services among HIV positive adolescent girls
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is seen as a key instrument through which to affect behaviour and improve sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes amongst adolescents. However, few studies have to date evaluated key SRH outcomes following exposure to CSE within a school setting.
Uganda’s policy on retention, continuity and reintegration of pregnant girls and adolescent mothers (PGAMs) in school: lessons from other African countries
Currently, the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) follows the Revised Guidelines on Prevention and Management of Teenage Pregnancy in School Settings.
School Dropout, Absenteeism and Coverage of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in South Africa: Are Those Most at Risk Reached?
School attendance or completion is important for adolescents’ development. Adolescents who drop out or are regularly absent from school are at higher risk of adverse sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes.
Early and unintended pregnancy in Eastern and Southern Africa: analysis of adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights policies
In 2019, there were 21 million pregnancies among adolescents aged 15–19 years globally; close to half of these pregnancies were unintended.
All are welcome! Creating a gender-responsive school for young children: a practical guide for school leaders in South Africa
This guide supports school leaders to promote gender equality and prevent discrimination based on gender in foundation phase; become aware of gender biases in early learning environments and how they affect children’s learning; give adequate attention to gender issues in all aspects of their sch