Content of the Curriculum29

Content of the Curriculum29
Focused on at least one of three health goals: the prevention of HIV, the prevention of other STDs, the prevention
of unintended pregnancy
Curricula typically focused on susceptibility to HIV, other STDs, pregnancy, or a combination of these, emphasised
messages about health goals and motivated young people to avoid STDs and unintended pregnancy.
narrowly on specifi c types of behaviour that cause or prevent HIV, other STDs, or pregnancy and
gave clear messages about them
Effective curricula repeated clear and consistent messages about sexual and protective behaviour. They
involved explicit discussion of sex or condom use, identifi ed specifi c situations that might lead to unwanted
or unprotected sex, discussed how to avoid or get out of such situations, and practised saying no to sex or
insisting on condom or contraceptive use. They described how to use condoms or contraceptives correctly
and how to overcome barriers to obtaining and using them. Messages were appropriate to the age, sexual
experience, gender and culture of the young people targeted by the programme.