a sourcebook of hiv/aids prevention programs volume 2

Primary School Action for Better Health, Kenya 131Annex 6.1PSABH Attainment of Impact BenchmarksBENCHMARKATTAINMENT/COMMENTS1. Identifies and focuses on specific sexual health goals The program is highly focused on the transmissionand prevention of HIV and on enabling students to takecontrol of their own sexual lives and avoid infection.2. Focuses narrowly on specific behaviors that lead to sexual Partial. The program focused on promotion of abstinencehealth goalsand the creation of strong and effective and faithfulrelationships.Teaching on use of condoms was not clear due to thepersonal and professional challenges faced by teachers.3. Identifies and focuses on sexual psychosocial risk and The program focused on enabling students to take controlprotective factors that are highly related to each of these of their own sexual lives teaching strategies such asbehaviorsavoiding risky places and behaviors, how to say no,and so forth.4. Implements multiple activities to change each of the The program used a wide range of strategies, includingselected risk and protective factorsteaching in different areas, school health clubs,peer educators, outreach to the community, and so forth.5. Actively involves youth by creating a safe social environment Gender- and age-sensitive teaching, the use of anonymousquestion boxes, use of peer educators, etc. all led tocreation of a safe social environment forparticipation.6. Employs a variety of teaching methods designed to involve A wide variety of participatory teaching methodologiesparticipants and have them personalize the informationwas used to teach the program curriculum.7. Conveys clear message about sexual activity and condom or Partial. See benchmark 2.contraceptive use and continually reinforces that message8. Includes effective curricula and activities appropriate to the Highly effective research ensured that curricula andage, sexual experience, and culture of participating students messages were tailored to the circumstances andlived reality of students.9. Increases knowledge by providing basic, accurate Course content concerning knowledge about HIVinformation about the risks of teen sexual activity andwas strong and clear.methods of avoiding intercourse or using protectionagainst pregnancy and STIs10. Uses some of the same strategies to change perceptions Impact assessments showed that use of peer educatorsof peer values, to recognize peer pressure to have sex, and was particularly effective in helping peer issuesto address that pressureto be addressed.11. Identifies specific situations that might lead to sex, unwanted Role-plays, dramas, and anonymous question boxes enabledsex, or unprotected sex and identifies methods of avoiding students to identify situations that might lead to sexthose situations or getting out of themand their avoidance.12. Provides modeling of and practice with communication, The life-skills content of curriculum encouraged studentsnegotiation, and refusal skills to improve both skillsto learn and use communication, negotiation, andand self-efficacy in using those skills.refusal skills.Source: Authors.(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank