Mitigating Adverse Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes Among Young Adolescents

Mitigating Adverse Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes Through a Comprehensive Primary School Sexuality Education Program in South-Western Uganda

This study evaluates the effectiveness of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) among young adolescents (10-14 years) in schools. A total of 33 schools will participate in the trial with 15 intervention arm that will receive CSE education and 18 in the control arm, Intervention will go on for one year

The International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education (ITGSE) defines CSE as "an age-appropriate, culturally relevant approach to teaching about sexuality and relationships by providing scientifically accurate, realistic, non-judgmental information and CSE improves sexual and reproductive health outcomes of young people by delaying sexual debut, promoting condom use and increasing sexual health knowledge, however, most of these outcomes have been reported in older adolescents and there is limited evidence for effectiveness of CSE among young adolescents

The study aims at improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health of young adolescents through CSE that is led by interdisciplinary university students' team in an environment where no consistent or regulated sexual and reproductive health education program currently exists

Inclusion Criteria:

• adolescent 10-14 years in primary school
• Adolescent in primary 5 or 6 of education in Uganda
• Written consent/assent to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

• Below 10 years or above 14 years at baseline
• No consent obtained