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‘Sex education should be taught, fine…but we make sure they control themselves’: teachers' beliefs and attitudes towards young people's sexual and reproductive health in a Ugandan secondary school

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posted on 2023-06-15, 20:54 authored by Padmini Iyer, Peter Aggleton
Although schools have been identified as important settings in which young people's sexual and reproductive health (SRH) can be promoted, there has been limited research into the role of teachers in delivering sex education programmes. This paper describes findings from a qualitative study of teachers' beliefs and attitudes towards young people's SRH in a Ugandan secondary school, and discusses the ways in which conservative attitudes to young people's sexual activity and an adherence to gender stereotypes can limit students' access to SRH information and services. Teachers' attitudes, beliefs and often superstitions relating to young people's sexual activity inevitably affect the content and nature of school-based sex education. Findings from this preliminary study suggest that, rather than assuming teachers act as neutral delivery mechanisms in schools, these attitudes and beliefs must be taken into consideration and addressed in the development of school-based sex education programmes.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

Sex Education:Sexuality, Society and Learning

ISSN

1468-1811

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

1

Volume

13

Page range

40-53

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  • Education Publications

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  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2015-07-21

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2015-07-24

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2015-07-21

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