HIV Prevention through Life Saving Skills Education in Malawi
HIV Prevention through Life Saving Skills Education in Malawi
HIV Prevention through Life Saving Skills Education in Malawi
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F<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
1. Shortage of LS textbooks<br />
2. Five-day LS tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g programme had been truncated <strong>in</strong>to a<br />
two-day programme<br />
3. Poor quality control <strong>in</strong> the cascade model of tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
4. Teachers did not prioritise it as it was non exam<strong>in</strong>able<br />
5. Materials had been developed <strong>in</strong> the 1990s and needed<br />
updat<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
6. Susta<strong>in</strong>ability of fund<strong>in</strong>g for LS tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and materials<br />
7. Parents expressed discomfort about sexuality be<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> the programme. Parents had limited<br />
<strong>in</strong>volvement <strong>in</strong> the programme.<br />
8. Abst<strong>in</strong>ence-only focus. It provided little <strong>in</strong>formation about<br />
condoms. given evidence of sexual activity even at primaryschool<br />
level. However, youth centres seemed to show more<br />
flexibility <strong>in</strong> their sexuality education.
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