reproductive health services for adolescents - Pathfinder International

Module 16/Unit 9
CONTENT
Knowledge/Attitudes/Skills
Training/Learning Methods
(Time Required)
• Young men often have serious
misconceptions and concerns that
protection will negatively impact their
sexual pleasure and/or performance.
• Young men are often concerned that
women will become promiscuous if
they use protection.
• Young men should be urged to use
condoms through media/materials.
STI/HIV should be addressed at the
same time. Counselors/providers
should stress that condoms are
inexpensive, accessible, have no
side effects, and offer dual
protection.
• Many young men do not know how
to use condoms correctly. Providers
should always demonstrate correct
condom use, using a model when
possible.
• Young men are often not
comfortable going to a health facility,
especially if it serves women
primarily. Providers should make
themselves available where young
men are in order to discuss safer
sex, including using protection
whenever possible (e.g. at schools,
sporting events, work places, etc.).
• If young men prefer, male
counselors should be available to
counsel.
• Program planners should
differentiate young men by age
groupings of one to two years as
they experience rapid developmental
and emotional changes in
adolescence.
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Adolescent Curriculum