Peer educators' perception of the '100% Young' peer education training programme

• Main Author: Ngo Ibom, Salome Clemence
• Other Authors: Roets, L.
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Teenagers; Peer education; Peer educators; Sexual behaviour; Teenage pregnancy; Perception; 362.78743096711; Teenage pregnancy > Cameroon > Douala > Prevention; Peer counseling > Cameroon > Douala; Sexually transmitted diseases > Cameroon > Douala > Prevention; Teenagers > Health and hygiene > Cameroon > Douala; Teenagers > Sexual behavior > Cameroon > Douala
• Online Access: Ngo Ibom, Salome Clemence (2015) Peer educators' perception of the '100% Young' peer education training programme, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25082>; http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25082

Preventing teenagers’ pregnancies and improving teenagers’ reproductive health are important as pregnancies in teenagers still represent an important health challenge in Cameroon. The purpose of this dissertation of a limited scope was to describe the perception of peer educators who underwent the ‘100% young’ peer education training and the effect it had on their own sexual behaviour. A qualitative descriptive, explorative and contextual research design was conducted. Data collection was done using in-depth interviews. Fifteen peer educators were purposively selected. Two questions were asked namely; please describe how you perceived the peer education training that you underwent and, describe how this training affected your own sexual behaviour. Findings revealed that participants had a positive education experience, positive personal growth and for many, that was enough to become mentors for their peers and build awareness. Recommendations propose that interventions such as the ‘100% young’ are urgently required to prevent teenage pregnancy. === Health Studies === M.P.H.