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Predictors of school reintegration of black women who previously dropped out of school in the North West province of South Africa
School re-entry Dropout Pregnancy
2015/7/27
Despite policies being in place, school re-entry of the girl child after school dropout continues to be low in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper estimated the school re-entry of girls who dropped out of...
Effectiveness of using comic books to communicate HIV and AIDS messages to in-school youth:Insights from a pilot intervention study in Nairobi,Kenya
HIV and AIDS Communication Comic books In-school young people Kenya
2015/7/24
This paper uses data from a pilot pre- and post-intervention study that was conducted in eight secondary schools in Nairobi, Kenya, between 2010 and 2011 to examine the effectiveness of using comic bo...
Orphanhood, Vulnerability and Primary School Attendance:Evidence from a School-Based Survey in Two Regions of Tanzania
Orphans Vulnerable children Primary school Dropouts Urban-rural
2015/7/22
This paper addresses two frequent overgeneralisations in the orphanhood literature in Africa: about the 'vulnerability' of children and about 'orphans'. It specifically examines school attendance, giv...
What happens after you drop out? Transition to adulthood among early school-leavers in urban Indonesia
Asia child worker dropouts education gender Indonesia school to work transition transition to adulthood youth
2014/11/26
Background: The high incidence of young people dropping out of school prior to completing secondary schooling remains a nationwide problem in Indonesia. While it is commonly assumed that early school-...
Does the orphan disadvantage "spill over"? An analysis of whether living in an area with a higher concentration of orphans is associated with children’s school enrollment in sub-Saharan Africa
education orphans school enrollment Sub-Saharan Africa
2014/11/24
Background: Despite considerable concern regarding the social consequences of sub-Saharan Africa's high orphan prevalence, there has been no research investigating how living in a community densely po...
Beyond the Classroom: Using Title IX to Measure the Return to High School Sports
Occupation Occupational choice Professional labor markets Professionals
2014/3/31
Between 1972 and 1978 U.S. high schools rapidly increased their female athletic participation rates—to approximately the same level as their male athletic participation rates—in order to comply with T...
Contraceptive Use and Pregnancy Risk Among U.S. High School Students, 1991–2003
Contraceptive Use U.S. High School Students Pregnancy Risk
2009/9/17
CONTEXT: Trends in teenagers' contraceptive use have received less attention than trends in adolescent sexual intercourse, despite the importance of contraceptive use to preventing teenage pregnancy. ...
The effect of gender differences in primary school access, type, and quality on the decision to enroll in rural Pakistan
gender differences primary school rural Pakistan
2009/9/15
The paper explores the effect of primary school access, type, and quality on the decision to enroll in rural Pakistan using a 1997 survey especially designed for this purpose. A unique contribution of...
Older, but Not Wiser：How Men Get Information About AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases After High School
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Men High School
2009/9/15
Context: As they reach adulthood, young men are less likely to use condoms and are at increased risk for exposure to AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Little is known about which pr...
Gender differences in time use among adolescents in developing countries: Implications of rising school enrollment rates
gender differences adolescents developing countries enrollment rates
2009/9/15
Three research questions are addressed in this paper: (1) How does time use change during the transition to adulthood? (2) Does gender role differentiation intensify during the transition? (3) Does sc...
Abstinence Promotion and the Provision of Information About Contraception in Public School District Sexuality Education Policies
Contraception Sexuality Education Policies Public School
2009/9/15
Context: For more than two decades, abstinence from sexual intercourse has been promoted by some advocates as the central, if not sole, component of public school sexuality education policies in the U...
School-Based Sexuality Education：The Issues and Challenges
Sexuality Education sexually transmitted diseases
2009/9/14
In fall 1997, the Franklin County, North Carolina, school board ordered chapters on sexual behavior, contraception and AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) cut out of its health textboo...
Sexual Behavior Among U.S. High School Students, 1990–1995
Sexual Behavior 1990–1995 U.S. High School Students
2009/9/14
Context: High rates of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV infection, among adolescents are major public health concerns that have created interest in trends i...
Impact of a High School Condom Availability Program on Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors
High School Sexual Attitudes Condom Availability Program
2009/9/14
Context: While making condoms available in high schools has provoked much debate, evidence on the actual effects of such programs on students' attitudes and behavior is sparse.
Methods: Prior to i...
Pregnancy-related school dropout and prior school performance in South Africa
pregnancy-related school dropout prior school performance South Africa
2009/9/11
This paper examines the factors associated with schoolgirl pregnancy, as well as the likelihood of school dropout and subsequent re-enrollment among pregnant schoolgirls. This analysis triangulates da...