| dc.description.abstract | The study aimed at establishing the barriers to effective sexual and reproductive
health education among university students. The study adopted a qualitative study design
which was thematic in nature with a population of 15 students. Purposive sampling technique
was used to draw a sample of 14 participants from the population. Data was collected from
the participants using open ended questions. Data was thematically analyzed by searching
across a data set to identify, analyze, and report repeated patterns. The results indicated that
majority of respondents were females (71.4%) than males (28.6%), and majority of
respondents were of age group 23+ (64.3%). Qualitative research findings indicate that the
major barriers to effective sexual and reproductive health include; parental negligence,
stigma, peer pressure, students over relying on the internet and fear, reluctance on the side of
students to seek for sexual and reproductive health education or information. The participants
also suggested that peer counseling, forming health clubs at the university, parents getting
concerned with their children’s sexual and reproductive health education, and forming social
media platforms to provide sexual and reproductive health education to students are the better
solutions to the barriers identified among students. It was recommended that the management
of Makerere University need to form policies that aim at supporting students have access to
right sexual and reproductive health education to reduce on the barriers to effective sexual
education among University students. Government needs to educate and sensitize both public
and private institutions of higher learning about the relevance of effective sexual and
reproductive health to students in terms of their wellbeing at different universities | en_US |
