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Journal Article
Reaching Adolescents and Youth in Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania
2013
Overview
Who are the young people reached by peer education programs and/or by
youth centers? The present study intends to better know about the
activities of the peer educators who are involved in organizations that
promote reproductive health information and services in three West
African countries. A special research tool was created to collect data
to evaluate the composition and characteristics of the populations that
such programs reach; therefore, to evaluate the populations left
behind. We found that the typical profile of individuals in contact
with peer educators or attending youth centers tended to be males aged
15 and more, schooled or highly educated, never married, and living in
urban areas. We also found a relationship between peer educators'
and peers' socio-demographic characteristics in rural Burkina
Faso and urban Guinea Bissau. Finally, the main topics discussed
included HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections, but omitting
other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
Quels sont les jeunes que les programmes d'éducation par les
pairs et/ou les maisons de jeunes réussissent à atteindre ?
La présente étude vise à mieux connaître les
activités des pairs éducateurs impliqués dans les
organisations qui font la promotion de l'information et des
services en santé reproductive dans trois pays d'Afrique de
l'Ouest. Nous avons créé un outil de recherche original
qui nous a permis de collecter les données destinées à
l'évaluation de la composition et des caractéristiques
des populations qui participent à ces programmes, et par
déduction de celles des populations qui sont laissées pour
compte. Nous trouvons que le profil le plus commun des individus qui
sont en contact avec les pairs éducateurs ou qui fréquentent
les maisons de jeunes sont des garçons âgés de 15 ans et
plus, scolarisés ou de niveau scolaire primaire ou plus, jamais
mariés, et résidant en milieu urbain. De plus, nos
résultats révèlent l'existence d'une
relation entre les caractéristiques socio-démographiques des
pairs éducateurs et des jeunes en milieu rural burkinabè et
en milieu urbain en Guinée-Bissau. Enfin, les principaux sujets de
discussion concernent le VIH/Sida et les maladies sexuellement
transmissibles, mais les autres aspects de la santé sexuelle et
reproductive sont souvent omis.
Publisher
Women's Health and Action Research Centre,Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC)
Subject
/ Adult
/ Child
/ Female
/ Health Education - organization & administration
/ HIV Infections - prevention & control
/ Humans
/ Male
/ Peer-group tutoring of students
/ Schools
/ Sexually transmitted diseases
/ Sexually Transmitted Diseases - prevention & control
/ STD
/ Teachers
/ West Africa, peer educators, youth centers, sexual and reproductive health, gender
/ Youth
