Table 1 Outline of thematic areas included within the Comprehensive Sexuality Education Framework
First thematic areas | Second thematic areas |
|---|---|
1. Relationships | 4. Human Development |
1.1 Families | 4.1 Sexual and Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology |
1.2 Friendship, Love, and Relationships | 4.2 Reproduction |
1.3 Tolerance and Respect | 4.3 Puberty |
1.4 Long-term Commitments, Marriage, and Parenting | 4.4 Body Image |
2. Values, Attitudes, and Skills | 4.5 Privacy and Bodily Integrity |
2.1 Values, Attitudes, and Sources of Sexual Learning | 5. Sexual Behaviour |
2.2 Norms and Peer Influence on Sexual Behaviour | 5.1 Sex, Sexuality, and the Sexual Life Cycle |
2.3 Decision-making | 5.2 Sexual Behaviours and Sexual Response |
2.4 Communication, Refusal, and Negotiation Skills | 6. Sexual and Reproductive Health |
2.5 Finding Help and Support | 6.1 Pregnancy Prevention |
3. Culture, Society, and Human Rights | 6.2 Understanding, Recognizing, and Reducing the Risk of STIs, including HIV |
3.1 Sexuality, Culture, and Law | 6.3 HIV and AIDS Stigma, Treatment, Care, and Support |
3.2 Sexuality and the Media | Â |
3.3 The Social Construction of Gender | Â |
3.4 Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Sexual Abuse and Harmful Practices | Â |