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Direct linkSowa, Stephen; Warwick, Ian; Chase, Elaine – Health Education Journal, 2018
Objective: To analyse the production and use of health education films in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. Design: Review of community health education films and their use by three partner organisations. Methods: A focused content analysis of 18 community health education films was conducted, and three exemplar films were selected for more detailed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Films, Health Education, Public Health
Sommer, Marni; Ackatia-Armah, Nana; Connolly, Susan; Smiles, Dana – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2015
The barriers to menstrual hygiene management faced by adolescent schoolgirls in low-income countries are gaining interest at practice and policy levels. The challenges include inadequate water, sanitation and disposal facilities for the management of menses with privacy and dignity, and insufficient guidance to help girls feel confident in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Females, Puberty, Physiology
Sommer, Marni – Journal of Adolescence, 2010
The global development community has focused in recent decades on closing the gender gap in education, but has given insufficient attention to the specific needs of pre- and post-pubescent girls as they transition to young womanhood within the educational institution. This study explored the social context of girls' experiences of menses and…
Descriptors: Females, Physiology, Foreign Countries, Social Environment
Sommer, Marni – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2013
The importance of girls' education for population health outcomes in low-income countries is well documented. Despite this critical relationship, the global public health community has tended to overlook aspects of the school environment that may hinder girls' pubertal transitions in schools across low-income countries. Minimal empirical attention…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Low Income Groups, Developing Institutions
Download full textSommer, Marni – International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 2011
The onset of puberty, and specifically menstruation, is an opportune moment for reaching girls as they transition into adolescence and young womanhood. Despite the importance of this transitional period, the reproductive health community has tended to overlook the onset of menstruation and early puberty in global, national and local policy and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Puberty, Females, Adolescents
Mkumbo, Kitila A. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2009
In Tanzania, sexuality education in schools is not provided as a standalone subject; rather it is mainstreamed in other subjects, namely Social Studies, Science, Civics and Biology. However, it is not clear how much sexuality education is covered in these subjects. The purpose of this study was to examine the status of sexuality education in the…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Sex Education, Primary Education, Foreign Countries
