Sexual health, adolescent sexual and reproductive health - Course files

Training Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research 2010

Adolescent health and development with a particular focus on sexual and reproductive health

Modules

Coordinator : Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli

WHO Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development

The list and dates of the modules are as follows:

1. Introduction to adolescence and adolescent health: 30 August-3 September
2. Evidence-based approaches to sexuality education for adolescents: 6-10 September
3. Evidence based approaches to health service provision to adolescents: 13-17 September
4. Adolescent pregnancy: 20-25 September
5. HIV and young people: 28 September - 2 October

The topics to be covered in the course:

1. The meaning of adolescence, the rationale for addressing adolescents, the needs and problems of adolescents, and frameworks for addressing the health and development of adolescents.
2. Evidence-based approaches to sexuality education for adolescents.
3. Evidence based approaches to health service provision to adolescents.
4. Adolescent pregnancy.
5. HIV and young people.

Teaching-learning methods to be used in course:

We will address one topic per week. On each topic we will post the following items:

• A set of slides with accompanying talking points.
• Key WHO documents.
• An assignment.

You will be required to read the materials and do the assignment.

You will also have an opportunity to send us your comments and questions, which we will respond to.

Each week we will send you a presentation, along with some key readings. You are required to read the presentation and make a short summary of the key readings and submit it to us at the end of the week. It means you will have a short assignment to do each week.

Introduction

• Adolescent health and development with a particular focus on sexual and reproductive health - Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli (presentation with audio)

• Adolescent health and development with a particular focus on sexual and reproductive health - Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli (PDF)

Module 1: Introduction to adolescence and to adolescent health

• Introduction to adolescence and to adolescent health - WHO Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development (Powerpoint presentation with notes)

• Assignment documents:

  • UNFPA. UNFPA framework for action on adolescents and youth. Opening doors with 4 keys. New York: UNFPA; 2007.

  • WHO. Strengthening the health sector response to adolescent health & development. Geneva: WHO; 2009.

  • World Bank. World Development Report 2007. Development and the next generation. Washington: World Bank; 2007.

• Assignments presented by the participants

Module 2: Evidence based approaches to sexuality education for adolescents

• Evidence based approaches to sexuality education for adolescents - Jane Ferguson (Powerpoint presentation with notes)

• Assignment documents:

  • IPPF. From evidence to action: Advocating for comprehensive sexuality education. London: IPPF; 2009.
  • UNESCO. International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education. Volume I. The rationale for sexuality education. Paris: UNESCO; 2009.
  • UNESCO. International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education. Volume II. Topics and learning objectives. Paris: UNESCO; 2009.
  • UNESCO. Levers of Success. Case studies of national sexuality education programmes. Paris: UNESCO; 2010.
• Assignments presented by the participants
  • Barriers to expanding or improving sexuality education

Module 3: Evidence based approaches to health service provision to adolescents

• Improving the quality and expanding the coverage of health services for adolescents. WHO's approach - WHO Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development (Powerpoint presentation with notes)

• The evidence base for our approach to improve the quality and expand the coverage of health services for adolescents - WHO Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development (Powerpoint presentation)

• Assignment documents:

  • WHO. Adolescent friendly health services - An agenda for change. Geneva: WHO; 2002.

  • WHO. Amor youth clinic network in Estonia. Geneva: WHO; 2009.

  • WHO. Evolution of the national adolescent-friendly clinic initiative in South Africa. Geneva: WHO; 2009.

  • WHO. Methods and tools to scale up quality health service provision to adolescents. Geneva: WHO; 2010.

  • WHO, Pathfinder International. From inception to large scale: the Geração Biz Programme in Mozambique. Geneva: WHO; 2009.

• Assignments presented by the participants

Module 4: Adolescent pregnancy - Adolescent health and development with a particular focus on sexual and reproductive health

• Adolescent pregnancy: a global perspective - Alma Virginia Camacho, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli (Powerpoint presentation with notes)

• Assignment story:

  • WHO | Teenage pregnancies cause many health, social problems - Listen to this episode

• Assignment documents:

  • Magadi MA, Agwanda AO, Obare FO. A comparative analysis of the use of maternal health services between teenagers and older mothers in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). Soc Sci Med. 2007 Mar;64(6):1311-25.

  • Oringanje C, Meremikwu MM, Eko H, Esu E, Meremikwu A, Ehiri JE. Interventions for preventing unintended pregnancies among adolescents. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Oct 7;(4):CD005215.

  • WHO. Adolescent pregnancy - Unmet needs and undone deeds. A review of the literature and programmes. Geneva: WHO; 2007.

  • WHO. Position paper on mainstreaming adolescent pregnancy in efforts to make pregnancy safer. Geneva: WHO; 2010.

  • WHO. Why is giving special attention to adolescents important for achieving Millennium Development Goal 5? . Geneva: WHO; 2008.

• Assignments presented by the participants

Module 5: HIV/AIDS and young people - Adolescent health and development with a particular focus on sexual and reproductive health

• HIV/AIDS and young people - Jane Ferguson (Powerpoint presentation with notes)

• Assignment documents:

  • Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV and Young People. Guidance brief. Overview of HIV interventions for young people. New York: United Nations Population Fund, HIV/AIDS Branch; 2008.

  • Interagency Youth Working Group, USAID, UNAIDS, FHI. Young people most at risk of HIV: A meeting report and discussion paper from the Interagency Youth Working Group, U.S. Agency for International Development, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV and Young People, and FHI. Research Triangle Park (NC): FHI; 2010.

  • UNAIDS. UNAIDS terminology guidelines. Geneva: UNAIDS; 2010.

  • UNAIDS. We can empower young people to protect themselves from HIV. Geneva: UNAIDS; 2010.

  • UNAIDS interagency task team on HIV and young people / editors: David Ross, Bruce Dick, Jane Ferguson. Preventing HIV/AIDS in young people : a systematic review of the evidence from developing countries. WHO technical report series; no. 938. Geneva: WHO; 2006.

  • UNICEF, UNESCO, UNFPA. Responding to the HIV prevention needs of adolescents and young people in Asia: Towards (cost-) effective policies and programmes. Kathmandu: United Nations Children’s Fund, Regional Office for South Asia; 2007.

  • WHO, UNICEF. Global consultation on strengthening the health sector response to care, support, treatment and prevention for young people living with HIV. Geneva: WHO; 2008.

• Assignments presented by the participants

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