Reference Kit
In collaboration with UNFPA, the WHO CC produced a series of factsheets that synthesize recent international evidence on the benefits of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) concerning various health, development and youth-focussed topics. Each factsheet presents the results of the most recent research on the benefits of CSE about a specific topic and provides good-practice and country examples.
Target groups: political stakeholders, educational institutions, healthcare authorities, and professionals working in the fields of education and health.
The complete factsheet series will soon be made available for download as a PDF
Factsheet 1: The impact of CSE on young people’s sexual behaviour
Factsheet 1 gives a short introduction to the definition of CSE, an overview of key evidence regarding CSE and young people’s sexual behaviour, presents key facts on adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health and behaviour, links their sexual behaviour to CSE and presents evidence in practice. It also includes a country case study from The Netherlands.
Factsheet 1 is available for download as a PDF in English:
Factsheet 2: The impact of CSE on adolescent pregnancy
Factsheet 2 includes a short introduction to the definition of CSE, an overview of key evidence regarding CSE and adolescent pregnancy, presents key facts on adolescent pregnancy, discusses causes and consequences, and links adolescent pregnancy to CSE. A country case study from the United Kingdom (UK) is included.
Factsheet 2 is available for download as a PDF in English:
Factsheet 3: The impact of CSE on STI, including HIV, among young people
Factsheet 3 gives a short introduction to the definition of CSE, an overview of key evidence regarding CSE and STI (including HIV) among young people, promotes key facts on STI and HIV among young people, discusses causes and consequences, links STI and HIV prevention to CSE, and includes a country case study from Estonia.
Factsheet 3 is available for download as a PDF in English:
Factsheet 4: The impact of CSE on youth empowerment
Factsheet 4 includes a short introduction to the definition of CSE, includes key evidence concerning CSE and youth empowerment, presents an empowerment approach to CSE, and includes a country case study from North Macedonia.
Factsheet 4 is available for download as a PDF in English:
Factsheet 5: Factsheet 5: The impact of CSE on addressing gender inequality and gender-based violence
Factsheet 5 gives a short introduction to the definition of CSE, includes key evidence on CSE, gender and gender-based violence, presents key facts on adolescents, gender inequality and gender-based violence, discusses causes and consequences, and includes an approach on addressing these issues through CSE. It also includes a country case study from China.
Factsheet 5 available for download as a PDF in English:
Factsheet 6: Promoting parental involvement in CSE
Factsheet 6 includes a short introduction to the definition of CSE, summarizes key evidence on parental involvement in CSE, discusses parental influence on adolescent sexual and reproductive health, promotes the engagement of parents in CSE, and includes a case study on the ‘Ask project’.