TY - JOUR AU - Aarø, Leif Edvard AU - Mathews, Catherine AU - Kaaya, Sylvia AU - Katahoire, Anne Ruhweza AU - Onya, Hans AU - Abraham, Charles AU - Klepp, Knut-Inge AU - Wubs, Annegreet AU - Eggers, Sander Matthijs AU - de Vries, Hein PY - 2014 DA - 2014/01/18 TI - Promoting sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in southern and eastern Africa (PREPARE): project design and conceptual framework JO - BMC Public Health SP - 54 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Young people in sub-Saharan Africa are affected by the HIV pandemic to a greater extent than young people elsewhere and effective HIV-preventive intervention programmes are urgently needed. The present article presents the rationale behind an EU-funded research project (PREPARE) examining effects of community-based (school delivered) interventions conducted in four sites in sub-Saharan Africa. One intervention focuses on changing beliefs and cognitions related to sexual practices (Mankweng, Limpopo, South Africa). Another promotes improved parent-offspring communication on sexuality (Kampala, Uganda). Two further interventions are more comprehensive aiming to promote healthy sexual practices. One of these (Western Cape, South Africa) also aims to reduce intimate partner violence while the other (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) utilises school-based peer education. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-54 DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-14-54 ID - Aarø2014 ER -