Sex education Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/sex-education/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Thu, 07 Jul 2022 10:55:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Sex education Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/sex-education/ 32 32 67616479 The elusive male birth control pill: Recent version shows 99 percent effectiveness in mice https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/the-elusive-male-birth-control-pill-recent-version-shows-99-percent-effectiveness-in-mice/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/the-elusive-male-birth-control-pill-recent-version-shows-99-percent-effectiveness-in-mice/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 07 Jul 2022 10:54:16 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71061 Male reproductive responsibility is expanding. Scientists have developed an oral male contraceptive that is 99 per cent effective in mice with no evident side effects. The team will start human trials before the end of the year, but will a version of a male birth control pill finally become available for mass distribution?

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/the-elusive-male-birth-control-pill-recent-version-shows-99-percent-effectiveness-in-mice/feed/ 0 71061 No support, No say: The hypocrisy of Anti-abortion Laws https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/the-hypocrisy-of-anti-abortion-laws/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/the-hypocrisy-of-anti-abortion-laws/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 11 May 2022 08:30:01 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=70417 Anti-abortion laws do not stop abortions from happening they decrease access to safe abortions. Does the pro-life agenda of ‘saving lives’ outrightly ignore preventable maternal deaths and morbidities? And does it saddle women with the brunt of a broken education and healthcare system?

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/the-hypocrisy-of-anti-abortion-laws/feed/ 0 70417 South Africa approves the use of the Dapivirine vaginal ring for HIV prevention https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/south-africa-approves-dapivirine-vaginal-ring-hiv/ https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/south-africa-approves-dapivirine-vaginal-ring-hiv/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:57:04 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=69968 Women in South Africa from 18 years of age and older have the green light to use the DPV-VR Ring. The silicone ring gives women an alternative preventative measure against HIV thus advancing sexual reproductive health rights for women in the country.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/south-africa-approves-dapivirine-vaginal-ring-hiv/feed/ 0 69968 “SHE SOARS” Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for out-of-school adolescent girls  https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/she-soars-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights-for-out-of-school-adolescent-girls/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/she-soars-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights-for-out-of-school-adolescent-girls/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 22 Feb 2022 11:07:19 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=69618 The “SHE SOARS” project is advocating for the adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights of female school dropouts in Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia. The end of the project may bring about accountable and equitable adolescent SRHR policies, legal frameworks, and services in the respective countries.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/she-soars-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights-for-out-of-school-adolescent-girls/feed/ 0 69618 Childhood sex education reduces risky sexual behaviour: a Nigerian case study https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/childhood-sex-education-reduces-risky-sexual-behaviour-a-nigerian-case-study/ https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/childhood-sex-education-reduces-risky-sexual-behaviour-a-nigerian-case-study/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 07 Dec 2020 07:45:06 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=68361 Parents have the primary role of educating their children about their sexuality. But cultural beliefs and taboos about sex can work strongly against their efforts.

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