Goals for Girls: Evaluation of school-based sexual and reproductive health education programmes amongst adolescent female learners

Goals for Girls: A cluster randomized trial to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and impact of integrating an in-school sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education programme with an after-school sports-based programme amongst adolescent female learners

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN77395422

Enrollment

2800

Registered

2020-04-02

Start date

2018-05-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-05-19

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Conditions

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health Other

Interventions

The SKILLZ programme provides an enhanced sport-focused curriculum, framed as after-school sport lessons. Sports activities consist predominantly of soccer-activities but include alternative physical

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Female 2. A registered learner in grade 8-10 (approximately aged 14-19 years) at a participating school 3. Not pregnant at baseline

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Not attending or having dropped out of the participating school 2. Grade 12 (final year) learners Added 29/03/2021: 3. Pregnancy at baseline

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea) testing was conducted at baseline and 8 months, with samples collected using a self-administered vaginal swab, and the test carried out using a GeneXpert machine (samples sent for laboratory testing) 2. Incidence of pregnancy at baseline and 8 months using a standard urine test 3. Incidence of HIV at baseline and 8 months (final study visit, post-intervention) using a nurse-administered HIV rapid test	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea) testing was conducted at baseline and 8 months, with samples collected using a self-administered vaginal swab, and the test carried out using a GeneXpert machine (samples sent for laboratory testing) 2. Incidence of pregnancy at baseline and 8 months using a standard urine test 3. Incidence of HIV at baseline and 8 months (final study visit, post-intervention) using a nurse-administered HIV rapid test

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Body mass index was measured at baseline and 8 months using a BMI scale 2. A health screening questionnaire, which included questions related to sexual health history and sexual risk behaviour, was administered by a study nurse or counsellor at baseline and 8 months in conjunction with the biomedical tests 3. A sociobehavioural questionnaire, which included questions related to socioeconomic status, family support, and attitudinal questions related to gender, self-esteem, body perception, and sexual risk behaviour, was self-administered at baseline and 8 months 4. Attendance at intervention sessions was recorded per session 5. School attendance records for enrolled participants were collected from participating schools for a three-term (9 month) period 6. A post-intervention survey, which included questions on the quality of the session, the perception of the coach, session likes and dislikes, and ease of access to sessions, was self-administered at the final study visit to participants in the intervention arm 7. Participants and school staff who took place in the qualitative research took part in focus group discussions and in-depth interviews where the conversations were recorded, translated and transcribed 8. A registration form administered at baseline was completed by all participants. This form collects information related to basic demographics (date of birth, race, home address, contact details, next of kin) and permissions for contact (home visit, phone call, SMS). 9. The informed consent form was administered to all participants by a dedicated research staff member. Signed copies were retained by both parties	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Body mass index was measured at baseline and 8 months using a BMI scale 2. A health screening questionnaire, which included questions related to sexual health history and sexual risk behaviour, was administered by a study nurse or counsellor at baseline and 8 months in conjunction with the biomedical tests 3. A sociobehavioural questionnaire, which included questions related to socioeconomic status, family support, and attitudinal questions related to gender, self-esteem, body perception, and sexual risk behaviour, was self-administered at baseline and 8 months 4. Attendance at intervention sessions was recorded per session 5. School attendance records for enrolled participants were collected from participating schools for a three-term (9 month) period 6. A post-intervention survey, which included questions on the quality of the session, the perception of the coach, session likes and dislikes, and ease of access to sessions, was self-administered at the final study visit to participants in the intervention arm 7. Participants and school staff who took place in the qualitative research took part in focus group discussions and in-depth interviews where the conversations were recorded, translated and transcribed 8. A registration form administered at baseline was completed by all participants. This form collects information related to basic demographics (date of birth, race, home address, contact details, next of kin) and permissions for contact (home visit, phone call, SMS). 9. The informed consent form was administered to all participants by a dedicated research staff member. Signed copies were retained by both parties

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Countries

South Africa

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 22, 2026