Browsing by Author "Nyakoki, Sylvester J."

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    Barriers to parent-child communication on sexual and reproductive health issues in East Africa: A review of qualitative research in four countries
    (Academic Journals, 2017) Kamangu, Abdallah A.; John, Magata R.; Nyakoki, Sylvester J.
    The increasing rate of risky behaviours among the East African adolescents has greater burden to the adolescent, family and the society. Young women in this region are exposed to potential sexual and reproductive health problems including sexually transmitted infections, unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions, contraception, sexual abuse and rape, female genital mutilation, and maternal or child mortality. This is attributed by failure of communication of most parents in this region with their adolescents on issues of sexuality and reproductive health like condom use, puberty, STIs and physical development. On the base of academic literature and other materials, this paper argues that parents’- adolescents’ communication on sexual and reproductive health issues in this region is circumscribed by various factors including gender differences, level of education among parents, occupations, traditional norms and religion. The paper concludes that, parents and other adults’ discussion with adolescents on reproductive health issues is imperative in reducing risky behaviors among adolescents. For effective communication on reproductive health issues, parents and adults need to be educated on their roles as primary source of information to their children. Furthermore, there is a need to address gender differences and socio-cultural norms that hinder effective communication.
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    The performance of reproductive health education among female adolescents: a case of Chamwino district, Dodoma region
    (The University of Dodoma, 2013) Nyakoki, Sylvester J.
    This study entitled as ―The Performance of Reproductive Health Education Among Female Adolescents which conducted in Chamwino District, in the four selected villages namely; Nzari, Mahamha, Mvumi Makulu and Mvumi Mission. Data were collected using questionnaire, Focus Group Discussion and Interviews. Ninety six respondents and thirteen key respondents were involved in the study. Information for quantitative data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software version 16 and content analysis was used for qualitative information. The findings from this study have revealed that a school was the most institution for delivering reproductive health education (RHE). About 91% of respondents have perceived RHE adequacy in increasing their level of awareness on the consequences of early pregnancies, illegal abortion and STIs/HIV/AIDS. But it has failed to reduce cases of the three aspects, despite of the awareness. Furthermore, lack of reproductive health experts, inadequate school syllabus coverage on reproductive health, poverty, and peer pressure were viewed as major reasons for failure of reducing cases of the three aspects. The challenges encountered during the provision of RHE were opposition from cultural and religious factors, limited access to non-schooling adolescents and lack of teachers who possess the necessary knowledge and training, to teach appropriate information on sexual and reproductive health matters. It is therefore, important that RHE be a good way of giving right information to all young people in the community. Thus, it is recommended that school, health centers and community be more effective way of educating adolescents towards risky sexual behavior among adolescents.