ABSTRACT
Background: Negative outcomes pertaining to sexual and reproductive health such as teenage
pregnancy, unsafe abortions, STI’s and HIV/AIDS can have devastating effects on education,
physical and psychosocial wellbeing of adolescents. Various studies in adolescent reproductive
health show that school-based programs have potential for improved knowledge, attitudes and
behaviour. Ghana began the Adolescent Health Clubs (AHC) in 2014 to help improve
outcomes regarding sexual and reproductive health of adolescents but the incidence of teenage
pregnancy and conditions such as HIV and STI’s are high among adolescents in the Tema East
Sub-Metropolis compared to the other Sub-Metropolitan areas within the Tema Metropolis.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the role of adolescent health clubs on
sex and condom use among junior high school students in the Tema East Sub-Metropolis. The
study hypothesised that there will be differences in knowledge, attitudes and behaviours
regarding sex and condom use between students in schools with AHC’s and students in schools
without AHC’s.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study design was used with data collected using a
questionnaire which was modified from a combination of previously validated questionnaires.
Statistical analysis was conducted using STATA 15. Chi square tests, Fisher’s Exact tests as
well as one-way analysis of variance were used in the analysis.Results: A total of 424 students participated in the study. Sources of information on puberty,
sexual and reproductive health and relationships for adolescents in the Sub-Metropolis were
mainly mothers, school teachers, friends and health personnel. Majority of adolescents had at
least average level of knowledge on reproductive physiology was and condom use. There was
a significant difference in level of knowledge on reproductive physiology (F (2,421) =10.14,
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KONADU, N (2021). THE ROLE OF ADOLESCENT SCHOOL HEALTH CLUBS ON SEX AND CONDOM USE AMONG JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE TEMA EAST SUBMETROPOLIS. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/the-role-of-adolescent-school-health-clubs-on-sex-and-condom-use-among-junior-high-school-students-in-the-tema-east-submetropolis
KONADU, NANA "THE ROLE OF ADOLESCENT SCHOOL HEALTH CLUBS ON SEX AND CONDOM USE AMONG JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE TEMA EAST SUBMETROPOLIS" Afribary. Afribary, 31 Mar. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/the-role-of-adolescent-school-health-clubs-on-sex-and-condom-use-among-junior-high-school-students-in-the-tema-east-submetropolis. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
KONADU, NANA . "THE ROLE OF ADOLESCENT SCHOOL HEALTH CLUBS ON SEX AND CONDOM USE AMONG JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE TEMA EAST SUBMETROPOLIS". Afribary, Afribary, 31 Mar. 2021. Web. 18 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/the-role-of-adolescent-school-health-clubs-on-sex-and-condom-use-among-junior-high-school-students-in-the-tema-east-submetropolis >.
KONADU, NANA . "THE ROLE OF ADOLESCENT SCHOOL HEALTH CLUBS ON SEX AND CONDOM USE AMONG JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE TEMA EAST SUBMETROPOLIS" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 18, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-role-of-adolescent-school-health-clubs-on-sex-and-condom-use-among-junior-high-school-students-in-the-tema-east-submetropolis