Effects of gender-transformative relationships and sexuality education to reduce adolescent pregnancy (the JACK trial): a cluster-randomised trial

• Published in: The Lancet. Public health Vol. 7; no. 7; pp. e626 - e637
• Main Authors: Lohan, Maria, Brennan-Wilson, Aoibheann, Hunter, Rachael, Gabrio, Andrea, McDaid, Lisa, Young, Honor, French, Rebecca, Aventin, Áine, Clarke, Mike, McDowell, Clíona, Logan, Danielle, Toase, Sorcha, O'Hare, Liam, Bonell, Chris, Gillespie, Katie, Gough, Aisling, Lagdon, Susan, Warren, Emily, Buckley, Kelly, Lewis, Ruth, Adara, Linda, McShane, Theresa, Bailey, Julia, White, James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.07.2022
• Subjects: Adolescent; Female; Humans; Male; Pregnancy; Pregnancy in Adolescence - prevention & control; Schools; Sex Education - methods

The need to engage boys in gender-transformative relationships and sexuality education (RSE) to reduce adolescent pregnancy is endorsed by WHO. We aimed to test an intervention which used a gender-transformative approach to engage adolescents in RSE to prevent unprotected sex. This cluster-randomise...