Aklilu Habte, Samuel Hailegebreal, Atsedu Endale Simegn
Predictors of maternal health services uptake in West African region: a multilevel multinomial regression analysis of demographic health survey reports
Reproductive health
despite school sex education programs defined law national healthcare service dedicated family planning appointments number teenage pregnancies portugal remains significant implementation programs found lacking disconnection adolescents primary healthcare identified adolescents low literacy contraception males less involved informed project authors sought propose alternative approach school sex education aiming improve global knowledge adequate use contraception methods teenagers material methods singlearm prospective interventional study done assess impact new model sexual education learning adolescents knowledge use contraception methods 30minute lecture developed family medicine residents focusing main aspects contraception sexual education using informal language slideshow presentations form using yesno true false multiple answer likert scale questions built assess attitudes levels literacy two time points defined assess impact intervention applying form one month lecture four high schools invited enter study 190 students enrolled personal guardian authorization ibm spss statistics windows version 270 released 2020 ibm corp armonk new york united states used perform statistical analysis total 190 participants aged 14 19 years answered forms high 737 reported never family planning appointment knowing possibility feeling comfortable main reasons 263 sexually active 44 admitted intercourse without kind protection regarding sources information contraception school internet friends prevalent 43 considering healthcare providers source contraceptive literacy evaluation participants overestimated knowledge preintervention however gap attenuated second evaluation moreover statistically significant improvement literacy assessments genders intervention 406 reported discussing contraception outside classroom discussion low attendance family planning appointments low number participants considered healthcare services source information contraception conveys idea primary healthcare play desired role disseminating reliable information contraception among teenagers concerning considering overestimated knowledge low literacy risky behaviors identified intervention managed improve teenagers literacy reinforcing importance family planning appointments inciting dialogue among participants conclusion project presents alternative current school sex education models focuses streamlining communication resorting younger communicators scientific informal messaging short sessions extended research comparing set models needs done poses opportunity bring adolescents closer primary healthcare gathering data improve clinical practice