Peer Educators’ Perception of The ‘100% Young’ Peer Education Training Programme

Clemence, Ngo Ibom Salome (2015) Peer Educators’ Perception of The ‘100% Young’ Peer Education Training Programme. Masters thesis, University of south Afrrica.

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Abstract

Preventing teenagers’ pregnancies and improving teenagers’ reproductive health are important as pregnancies in teenagers still represent an important health challenge in Cameroon. The purpose of this dissertation of a limited scope was to describe the perception of peer educators who underwent the ‘100% young’ peer education training and the effect it had on their own sexual behaviour.A qualitative descriptive, explorative and contextual research design was conducted. Data collection was done using in-depth interviews. Fifteen peer educators were purposively selected. Two questions were asked namely; please describe how you perceived the peer education training that you underwent and, describe how this training affected your own sexual behaviour. Findings revealed that participants had a positive education experience, positive personal growth and for many, that was enough to become mentors for their peers and build awareness. Recommendations propose that interventions such as the ‘100% young’ are urgently required to prevent teenage pregnancy.

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Teenagers; peer education; peer educators; sexual behaviour; teenage pregnancy; perception
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Divisions: Africana
Depositing User: Martin Lucas Mkoba
Date Deposited: 19 Jan 2017 10:03
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2017 11:01
URI: http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/1157

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