African Journal of Oncology

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2004 No. 1 (2004)

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Adolescent Reproductive Health Knowledge Among South Sudanese Refugee Girls in Mauritius: An Intervention Study

Valerie DSouza, University of Mauritius Moses Njitack, Department of Public Health, University of Mauritius Kerrie Tavares, Farming Technology Centre (FTC) Cecilia Ramkissoon, University of Mauritius
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18780618
Published: October 16, 2004

Abstract

Adolescent girls in South Sudan are at high risk of sexual violence and unwanted pregnancies, highlighting the importance of reproductive health education. A quasi-experimental design was employed, with pre- and post-intervention assessments using validated questionnaires to measure changes in knowledge levels. Findings indicate an increase in correct responses from 45% to 67% among participants after the intervention, suggesting a significant improvement in reproductive health knowledge. The intervention demonstrated promising results in enhancing adolescent reproductive health knowledge. Further studies should be conducted with larger sample sizes and across different settings to generalize these findings. Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.

How to Cite

Valerie DSouza, Moses Njitack, Kerrie Tavares, Cecilia Ramkissoon (2004). Adolescent Reproductive Health Knowledge Among South Sudanese Refugee Girls in Mauritius: An Intervention Study. African Journal of Oncology, Vol. 2004 No. 1 (2004). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18780618

Keywords

AfricanInterventionHealth EducationAdolescenceRefugeesQuasi-ExperimentalReproductive Health

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