[afro-nets] Health, social and educational needs of students in Nairobi

[A Odutola <chpss_abo@yahoo.com>]

Health, social and educational needs of students in Nairobi, Kenya
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A web-based project to survey and educate students about sexual-
ity and reproductive health issues in Nairobi, Kenya, has just
been published. The study has some enlightening information for
stakeholders with interest in delivering reproductive health in-
formation and services to young people in Africa and other de-
veloping country settings.

The study, titled "TeenWeb Nairobi: Results of a web-based pro-
ject to survey and educate students about health" had the fol-
lowing four main objectives:

1. To better understand the social, educational and sexual-
health needs of urban secondary school students aged 12-21
years.

2. To share this knowledge to improve policy and services for
adolescents.

3. To test a new research modality (the Internet) for collecting
data over time.

4. To test a new teaching modality (the Internet) for health
education.

Click on the link below for a summary of key findings and policy
recommendations from the study:
http://www.datelinehealth-africa.net/betav1.0/news/detailnews.asp?news_id=9647

If the link does not work directly, copy and paste the entire
URL into your browser address line and press "Enter" or click on
"Go". That should work.

Enjoy.

A. Odutola
mailto:chpss_abo@yahoo.com