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The World Starts With Me: A multilevel evaluation of a comprehensive sex education programme targeting adolescents in Uganda
- Liesbeth E. Rijsdijk, A. Bos, R. Ruiter, J. Leerlooijer, Billie de Haas, H. Schaalma
- Medicine
- BMC public health
- 18 May 2011
BackgroundThis paper evaluates the effect of the World Starts With Me (WSWM), a comprehensive sex education programme in secondary schools in Uganda. The aim of the present study was to assess the… Expand
Teachers’ conflicting cultural schemas of teaching comprehensive school-based sexuality education in Kampala, Uganda
- Billie de Haas, I. Hutter
- Sociology, Medicine
- Culture, health & sexuality
- 1 February 2019
Abstract Teachers can feel uncomfortable teaching sexuality education when the content conflicts with their cultural values and beliefs. However, more research is required to understand how to… Expand
Young people’s perceptions of relationships and sexual practices in the abstinence-only context of Uganda
- Billie de Haas, I. Hutter, G. Timmerman
- Psychology
- 17 April 2017
Abstract The Ugandan government has been criticised on several grounds for its abstinence-only policies on sexuality education directed towards young people. These grounds include the failure to… Expand
Exploring linkages between research, policy and practice in the Netherlands: perspectives on sexual and reproductive health and rights knowledge flows
- Billie de Haas, A. van der Kwaak
- Medicine
- Health Research Policy and Systems
- 12 May 2017
BackgroundThe attention to and demand for stronger linkages between research, policy and practice are increasing, especially in fields concerned with sensitive and challenging issues such as sexual… Expand
The political dimension of sexual rights.
- L. Bijlmakers, Billie de Haas, A. Peters
- Political Science, Medicine
- Reproductive Health
- 30 January 2018
BackgroundThe recent commentary article in this journal by Chandra-Mouli et al. speaks of a never-before opportunity to strengthen investment and action on adolescent contraception. We endorse the… Expand
Teachers’ professional identities in the context of school-based sexuality education in Uganda—a qualitative study
- Billie de Haas, I. Hutter
- Medicine
- Health education research
- 1 December 2020
Abstract School-based sexuality education makes teachers important gatekeepers of students’ access to information about sexual and reproductive health and rights. The school setting has the potential… Expand