title: The effect of a sexuality education programme among out- of- school adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted to assess the effect of a community based sexuality education programme on the sexual health knowledge and practices of out of school female adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  This Intervention study was conducted in two markets within Lagos, Nigeria. Representative samples of adolescents were interviewed on their sexual health knowledge and practices. An Education- entertainment programme provided sexuality education to adolescents in Mushin market only (intervention group) followed by post intervention surveys in Mushin market and Sangrouse market (control group). The pre and post intervention surveys were compared 6 months post intervention to detect any changes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sexual health knowledge and behaviour was similar among respondents in both markets pre intervention. Post intervention, the sexual health knowledge of the respondents in the intervention site improved significantly. (p<0.05) Fewer adolescents initiated sex in the intervention site than in the control site and contraceptive use increased. However among the sexually active, there was no significant change in their condom use and number of sexual partners.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Community based health education programmes can be used to provide effective sexuality education for out of school adolescents. Provision should be made by government and non-governmental organisations during adolescent reproductive health programming for sexuality education targeted at out of school adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Odeyemi
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Onajole
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Ogunowo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Olufunlayo
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Segun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012736:Sex Education; D019529:Sexuality