Assessment on the application of sexual and reproductive health education among adolescents in Mvomero District
| dc.contributor.author | Muganyizi, Janine | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-17T11:11:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-10-17T11:11:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description | Masters Dissertation | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Sexual and reproductive health among the adolescents is still challenging, since the country has high rate of pregnancies in sub-Saharan Africa countries. Thus, sexual transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV/AIDS pose a great risk. Meanwhile, the adolescent’s population is growing fast but the SRHE provided to adolescents through different sources is not well document. This study sought to establish the application of sexual and reproductive health education among adolescents in Mvomero District. The specific study objectives were to, determine the access of sexual and reproductive health education among adolescents, identify factors that influence adolescents using SRH services and to assess the perception of SRHE and SRHS among adolescents. Purposive and multistage samplings were employed to obtain 151 adolescents in selected study areas. Descriptive, quantitative (Binary Logistic Regression) and t-test were used to analyse data. The findings revealed that more than 90 percent of the adolescents receive SRHE through different sources. Through school education adolescents aware of different modes of SRHS. Binary logistic regression show that age and education on health facilities have statistically significant (p< 0.05) positive influence on the use of SRHS while being a male and lack of formal education negatively influence the use of SRHS. This implies that, young and male adolescents are at great risk of exposure to STIs and unexpected pregnancies.. In view of the research findings, several policy recommendations are suggested. The government must increase facilities and increase the number of specialized health workers in rural areas, especially for adolescents. Furthermore, the government should encourage private health actors and NGOs to implement sexual and reproductive health programs to enable Tanzania generate better future adolescents. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4680 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sexual - reproductive health | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sexual transmitted infections (STIs) | en_US |
| dc.subject | HIV/AIDS | en_US |
| dc.subject | Adolescents | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mvomero District | en_US |
| dc.title | Assessment on the application of sexual and reproductive health education among adolescents in Mvomero District | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |