Australian Development Gateway

The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Skip to content

ADG channels:

Information by sector: HIV/AIDS

Sub navigation

ADG TOOLBOX

Gender & sexuality

Girl power: the impact of girls' education on HIV and sexual behaviour (pdf 693kb)

This document conducts a systematic review of the evidence on the impact of schooling on sexual behaviour, and on HIV rates. The report makes several recommendations, including:

- HIV prevention messages need to address gender and power dynamics within sexual relationships.
- Priority needs to be given to the education sector response to HIV and AIDS.
- Gender equality, must be fostered in schools, and schools need to promote positive role models and challenge negative gender stereotyping.
- Schools need to respond to the problem of teenage pregnancy by providing comprehensive sex education to reduce pregnancy and improve sexual health.

 

Footer: