Assessing Components of Ghana's Comprehensive Sexuality Education on the Timing of Sexual Debut among In-School Youth

Autor/inn/en	Tenkorang, Eric Y.; Amo-Adjei, Joshua; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi
Titel	Assessing Components of Ghana's Comprehensive Sexuality Education on the Timing of Sexual Debut among In-School Youth
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 53 (2021) 8, S.1259-1286 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tenkorang, Eric Y.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X20930891
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Sex Education; Adolescents; Sexuality; Gender Differences; Prevention; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Correlation; Age Differences; Misconceptions; Interpersonal Competence; Place of Residence; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Health Behavior; Contraception; Pregnancy; Knowledge Level; Secondary School Students; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sexualität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Korrelation; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Missverständnis; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Wohnort; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Empfängnisverhütung; Schwangerschaft; Wissensbasis; Sekundarschüler
Abstract	Although Ghana's comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) program has been lauded, no study has examined its association with the sexual health outcomes of Ghanaian youth. Using data collected from 2,982 in-school youth (male = 1,820 and female = 1,162) aged 15 to 17 years in three administrative regions of the country, we applied discrete-time hazard models to examine associations between components of Ghana's CSE on the timing of sexual debut among male and female youth. Results indicate significant relationships between components on HIV prevention and timing of sexual debut for male youth. Male youth who learned about HIV prevention delayed sexual debut; however, male youth who endorsed myths about HIV transmission started sex early. Females who learned about values and interpersonal skills delayed their sexual debut, but the influence of this variable was attenuated by respondents' demographic characteristics. Female respondents residing in the Greater Accra and Northern regions delayed sex, compared with those in the Brong Ahafo region. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01