Is the Minimum Package of Prevention Intervention Working? Outcome of Combined Prevention Intervention among In-School Youths in Kwara State, Nigeria
Omoloja, Abiodun1; Omotoso Olukunle1; Chioma Nwuba1; Faromoju Sam1; Nwokedi Ndulue1; Jonathan Alayande2
1Management Sciences for Health (MSH), Nigeria2Government Secondary School, Bode Sa’adu, NigeriaPresenter: Abiodun
Omoloja
Introduction
• Nigerian Context Teenage pregnancy prevalence = 5.7% HIV among youth = 3.3%
• Study used Combined Prevention Intervention Package of individual, community, and structural interventions Designed to improved health outcomes among target audience Interventions included
Peer education Community awareness activities School-based activities Vulnerability education Sexually transmitted infection prevention education 2
ProACT trained students as peer educators using the Family Life HIV Education training package
Methods• Studied impact of Combined Prevention Intervention on health and academic
outcomes among students at Government Secondary School Bode Sa’adu
• Trained 30 students as peer educators 13 males, 17 females; 11-17 years old Used Family Life HIV Education (FLHE) training package Primary focus on sexual and reproductive health knowledge and HIV
prevention (abstinence and life skills)
• Peer educators used the Minimum Package of Prevention Intervention (MPPI) 3 different strategies, 3 times/month, for 12 months Each peer educator worked with 10 – 15 students
• April, 2011 – March, 2012• Peer educators reached 1,267 students (605 male, 662 female) • School had 1,500 students so reached 85% of the student population
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Results
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Results (cont.)
• Pre-intervention (2006 – 2010) 10 – 15 unintended teenage pregnancies each year Pregnancies had caused school dropouts, unsafe abortions, deaths
• Post-intervention Teenage pregnancy incidence had dropped to 0 April, 2011 = 11 pregnancies March, 2012 = 0 pregnancies
Conclusion
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Implementing the Combined Prevention Intervention approach through peer education contributed to improve sexual and reproductive health behaviors among youth, as indicated by reduced incidence of teenage pregnancy
Peer educators used drama to reach their classmates with sexual and reproductive health messages.
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Thank you!!!
Abiodun Omoloja, HIV Prevention [email protected]
Management Sciences for Health (MSH)Prevention & Organizational Systems AIDS Care and Treatment (ProACT) Project
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