The need for curriculum-based sex education on the sexuality of secondary school students in Bushenyi –Ishaka municipality Bushenyi District

Abstract

This study examined the need for curriculum-based sex education on the sexuality of secondary school students in Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality, Bushenyi District in Western Uganda. The study objectives were to determine the level of knowledge of sex education among secondary school students in Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality, to establish the prevalence of sexually related problems among the chosen secondary schools and to find out the views of stake holders on the need for curriculum-based sex education as a means of alleviating the burden of sexuality-related problems in Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality and in Uganda as a whole.