ABSTRACT
In South Africa, adolescents and young adults (ages 15-24) are at risk of HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and unintended pregnancies. Recently, the Department of Basic Education has revised its sexuality education content and teaching strategies (using scripted lessons plans) as part of its life orientation curriculum. This paper presents the methodology and baseline results from the evaluation of the scripted lesson plans and supporting activities. A rigorous cluster-level randomized design with random assignment of schools as clusters is used for the evaluation. Baseline results from grade 8 female and male learners and grade 10 female learners demonstrate that learners are at risk of HIV and early and unintended pregnancies. Multivariable analyses demonstrate that household-level food insecurity and living with an HIV-positive person are associated with sexual experience and pregnancy experience. Implications are discussed for strengthening the current life orientation program for future scale-up by the government of South Africa.
Subject(s)
Curriculum , HIV Infections/prevention & control , Pregnancy in Adolescence/prevention & control , Sex Education/methods , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/prevention & control , Adolescent , Female , Food Supply , Humans , Pregnancy , Program Evaluation , Schools , Sexual Behavior , Sexuality , South Africa , Young AdultABSTRACT
Starting from an analysis of the different psychiatrical emergencies, and devoting the attention to the more frequent events, we analyse the guide lines the nurse must conform to, so that he can satisfy psychiatrical patient's demands, and provide him with a specific relief, in order to get better quality of his life, and at the same time offering a substantial and high quality assistance.
