Evaluation research concerning the impact of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education in sub-Saharan Africa is scarce.
This study obtained more insight into the knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intentions of students concerning SRH in
Bolgatanga municipality in northern Ghana, and studied the effects of an SRH programme for this group. This quasiexperimental
study used a pre-post-intervention design, with an SRH programme as intervention. A questionnaire was filled in by
312 students before, and by 272 students after the SRH programme. The results showed that before the programme, students
answered half of the knowledge questions correctly, they thought positively about deciding for themselves whether to have a
relationship and whether to have sex, and their intentions towards SRH behaviour, such as condom use were positive. The SRH
intervention led to a small but significant increase in the students’ knowledge. It was also found that the attitude of the students
aged 18-20 significantly improved. Finally, it was found that female students aged 18-20 were more positive towards changing
their behaviour after following the SRH programme. It can be concluded that the impact of the SRH programme in general was
positive. Significant effects were found for gender and age.