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Assessing the Effect of Sexual and Reproductive Health Training Program on the Knowledge on Safe Sex Practice of Young Adults in College

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  • Jehoshaphat Muzungu
  • Jenae Logan
  • Akiiki Bitalabeho
  • Rex Wong

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Young adults and adolescents ages 18 to 24 years are often either uninformed or misinformed about sexuality and health-promoting behaviors and are more likely to exhibit risky sexual behaviors. In sub-Saharan Africa, only 19-26% of adolescents display adequate knowledge related to HIV and sexual and reproductive health. Sexual and reproductive health education for young adults can reduce unintended pregnancies, delay sexual debut, reduce having multiple sex partners, increase pregnancy prevention practices and increase the practice of protected sex. This study utilized a pre- and post-intervention design to assess the impact of a sex education program on young adult freshman students ages 18 to 24 years, at a government education institution in Rwanda, on knowledge related to family planning and contraception, sexually transmitted infections/HIV/AIDS, and safe and risky sex practices. A total of 360 freshman students from the college completed the pre-intervention questionnaire and 341 completed the post-intervention questionnaire. The results showed that the overall knowledge in the sample was generally low before the intervention (67.8%) but had increased to 84.7% post-intervention (P

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  • Jehoshaphat Muzungu & Jenae Logan & Akiiki Bitalabeho & Rex Wong, 2019. "Assessing the Effect of Sexual and Reproductive Health Training Program on the Knowledge on Safe Sex Practice of Young Adults in College," Journal of Management and Strategy, Journal of Management and Strategy, Sciedu Press, vol. 10(2), pages 27-33, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:jfr:jms111:v:10:y:2019:i:2:p:27-33
    DOI: 10.5430/jms.v10n2p27
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