Sexual and Reproductive Health
Conditions
Interventions
Study setting: This is a Facebook-based intervention delivering a Sexual and Reproductive health communication package for youth following training courses at National Youth Services Council training
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Students that are enrolled for training courses longer than 6 months at the National Youth Services Council • Student who have at least 5 months left in their respective training course. • Male and females between 16 – 24 years of age • Students who are already having a Facebook account and have been logged-in at least twice in last week.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Students with visual or hearing impairments • Students who have got transferred to the particular institution in the middle of a training course
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in the level of knowledge of Sexual and Reproductive Health. The assessment will be done by a self-administered questionnaire constating of 40 ‘True’ / ‘False’ questions. The median score will be taken as the cut-off limit for adequate knowledge. The change in percentage of students with adequate knowledge will be statistically compared between the intervention and control arm. The questionnaire was developed based on the ‘technical guide on Comprehensive Sexuality Education’ by the UNESCO. The items of the questionnaire were generated according to the key messages communicated by the communication package. The face and content validity of the questionnaire was maintained by comprehensive literature survey, expert panel inputs and several rounds of refinement by using a modified Delphi method. [After 6 weeks (conclusion of the intervention) and after 3 months] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in scores obtained from the level of Attitudes of Sexual and Reproductive Health component of the questionnaire [After 6 weeks (conclusion of the intervention) and after 3 months] Change in scores of the level of Skills of Sexual and Reproductive Health component of the questionnaire [After 6 weeks (conclusion of the intervention) and after 3 months] Change in scores of the Risky Sexual Behaviour component of the questionnaire [After 6 weeks (conclusion of the intervention) and after 3 months] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactDr HDJJ Gunasekera
Medical Officer
Outcome results
None listed