The Contribution of HIV/AIDS Education Programs on Reducing Risky Sexual Behaviours among Adolescents in Secondary Schools in Pemba: A Case of ChakeChake District.

Shapandu, Sharifa Hamad (2025) The Contribution of HIV/AIDS Education Programs on Reducing Risky Sexual Behaviours among Adolescents in Secondary Schools in Pemba: A Case of ChakeChake District. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study investigated, using a cross-sectional design to assess the contribution of HIV/AIDS education programs on reducing risky sexual behaviors among adolescents in Secondary Schools in Pemba, a case of Chake-Chake District, Pemba. 132 respondents were used for the study. Two research-designed questions were used to elicit the required data. The data were collected through two instruments: interviews and questionnaires. The data were analyzed qualitatively and the findings were presented as descriptive or narrations of tables and graphs. The specific objectives were: to identify the HIV/AIDS education interventions designed programs on reducing risky sexual behaviors among adolescents in Secondary Schools implemented at Chake Chake District, to assess ways in which these interventions of HIV/AIDS education interventions designed programs on reducing risky sexual behaviors among adolescents in Secondary Schools implemented at Chake chake District and to identify barriers based on HIV/AIDS education interventions designed programs on reducing risky sexual behaviors among adolescents in Secondary Schools in implemented at Chake chake District The study indicates that many of the respondents participated in training about risk behavior of adolescents in Secondary school, As a result, the study implies that the Programs on Sexual Risk Behaviors among adolescents in Secondary School generally indicate that these programs were far more likely to have a negative impact on behavior than a positive impact. Also, there is a need to advocate more HIV/AIDS education intervention programs in school that could promotes values and attitude that could be able to say yes to life and no to premature unacceptable sex and sexual experimentation. Furthermore, the study identified major challenges towards effective implementation of HIV/AIDS education intervention programs in Secondary Schools as lack sufficient quality and quantity of health workers to manage the HIV epidemic in implementing evidence-based interventions to improve health outcomes. Therefore, on the basis of the key findings, the researcher drew conclusions and made recommendations that may help overcome problems and concerns identified in the study.

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