Navigating sexuality information: A comparative study on the actual and preferred sources by young people in Uganda’s island communities
Venantius Bbaale Kirwana, Allen Kabagenyi, Patricia Ndugga, Cyprian Misinde, Stephen Ojiambo Wandera, Christian Kakuba · 2026
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Venantius Bbaale Kirwana and colleagues compare where young people in Uganda's Kkoome island communities actually get sexuality information with where they would prefer to get it, in a 2026 mixed-methods study. The survey covered 569 people aged ten to twenty-four, backed by six focus group discussions. Two behavioral frameworks guided the design, linking information, motivation, and skills within each person's social setting.
Books and recordings topped the preference lists for most topics, named by roughly half of respondents, yet almost nobody actually used them. Health workers were wanted far more than they were reached, especially for questions about pregnancy and infections. Parents, teachers, and close friends were also preferred over current use. Privacy, trust, and accuracy explained most choices, and the authors call for stronger supply through those favored channels.
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| CREATOR | Venantius Bbaale Kirwana, Allen Kabagenyi, Patricia Ndugga, Cyprian Misinde, Stephen Ojiambo Wandera, Christian Kakuba |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50941 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |