Sexual behaviour
Conditions
Interventions
The schools in the intervention arm of the study will receive the intervention, consisting of 4 parts, in 2013. Students in comparison schools will benefit from a delayed intervention programme. One y
Sponsors
European Commission Health Research Programme (Belgium)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Grade 8 high school students between 12 and 19 years 2. Having parental consent for participation 3. Willing to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria at school level 1. Privately run high schools 2. High schools with the peer education programme 3. High schools participating in other similar randomized controlled trials Exclusion criteria at student level 1. Students who are not attending school at the time of recruitment or who are not in Grade 8 at one of the selected high schools 2. Students of whom parents decline to consent to their child?s participation 3. Students who are not willing to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measures of behavior: 1. Sexual debut 2. Number of partners 3. Consistent use of condoms | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Live births and terminations of pregnancy among female participants, as counts per school, over a three year time period 2. Intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization | — |
Countries
South Africa
Outcome results
None listed