Adolescent reproductive health education in Senegal has been shown to be underdeveloped, with limited access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information. A mixed-methods approach was employed, including pre- and post-programme surveys for quantitative data collection and focus group discussions for qualitative insights. The survey utilised a validated Likert scale to assess changes in knowledge levels, while the focus groups explored behavioural intentions and attitudes towards reproductive health issues. Students showed a significant improvement (p < 0. 05) in their understanding of sexual and reproductive health concepts post-programme implementation, with an average increase in knowledge scores from 45% to 78%. The school-based adolescent reproductive health education programme demonstrated effectiveness in enhancing students' knowledge about reproductive health issues, although further research is needed to assess long-term behavioural changes. Schools should integrate regular and comprehensive reproductive health education into their curricula to ensure sustained impact on student knowledge and behaviour. Treatment effect was estimated with logit (pᵢ) =₀+^ Xᵢ, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.
Kané et al. (2001) studied this question.