Building Master Trainers to Facilitate Sexual Violence Prevention: A Pilot Study in Ghana

Background: Sexual violence is a widespread human rights violation that affects women and girls throughout the world, with particularly high rates among college-age youth. In the United States, many universities have developed primary prevention education programs to comply with federal mandates; ho...

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Autores principales:	Caitlin M. Choi, Michelle L. Munro-Kramer, Lindsay M. Cannon, Ruth Owusu-Antwi, Angela D. Akorsu, Sarah D. Rominski
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2020
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0b30040614fb459c9a553c9e65dc9f132021-12-02T11:04:31ZBuilding Master Trainers to Facilitate Sexual Violence Prevention: A Pilot Study in Ghana2214-999610.5334/aogh.2747https://doaj.org/article/0b30040614fb459c9a553c9e65dc9f132020-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/2747https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Background: Sexual violence is a widespread human rights violation that affects women and girls throughout the world, with particularly high rates among college-age youth. In the United States, many universities have developed primary prevention education programs to comply with federal mandates; however, these programs are limited in sub-Saharan Africa. Objectives: The purpose of this pilot study is to describe and evaluate the training of peer facilitators for a sexual violence prevention program at two universities in Ghana; the University of Cape Coast and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Methods: A three-day “master trainer” training was held focusing on sexual violence, sexual health, bias, healthy relationships, and facilitation skills. Participants completed pre- and post-test evaluations on knowledge, attitudes, and skills related to the topics and participants from the University of Cape Coast also participated in a focus group about bias and self-care. Findings: Participants (n = 23) at both universities demonstrated significant changes in the domains of: self-care knowledge, sexual violence knowledge, rape myth acceptance, and facilitation skills. Conclusions: This study provides early evidence about training methods for primary prevention programs aimed at students on university campuses in sub-Saharan Africa. Further research is needed on peer-facilitation, training, and primary prevention programs related to sexual violence for university students in sub-Saharan Africa.Caitlin M. ChoiMichelle L. Munro-KramerLindsay M. CannonRuth Owusu-AntwiAngela D. AkorsuSarah D. RominskiUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 86, Iss 1 (2020)
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spellingShingle	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Caitlin M. Choi Michelle L. Munro-Kramer Lindsay M. Cannon Ruth Owusu-Antwi Angela D. Akorsu Sarah D. Rominski Building Master Trainers to Facilitate Sexual Violence Prevention: A Pilot Study in Ghana
description	Background: Sexual violence is a widespread human rights violation that affects women and girls throughout the world, with particularly high rates among college-age youth. In the United States, many universities have developed primary prevention education programs to comply with federal mandates; however, these programs are limited in sub-Saharan Africa. Objectives: The purpose of this pilot study is to describe and evaluate the training of peer facilitators for a sexual violence prevention program at two universities in Ghana; the University of Cape Coast and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Methods: A three-day “master trainer” training was held focusing on sexual violence, sexual health, bias, healthy relationships, and facilitation skills. Participants completed pre- and post-test evaluations on knowledge, attitudes, and skills related to the topics and participants from the University of Cape Coast also participated in a focus group about bias and self-care. Findings: Participants (n = 23) at both universities demonstrated significant changes in the domains of: self-care knowledge, sexual violence knowledge, rape myth acceptance, and facilitation skills. Conclusions: This study provides early evidence about training methods for primary prevention programs aimed at students on university campuses in sub-Saharan Africa. Further research is needed on peer-facilitation, training, and primary prevention programs related to sexual violence for university students in sub-Saharan Africa.
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author	Caitlin M. Choi Michelle L. Munro-Kramer Lindsay M. Cannon Ruth Owusu-Antwi Angela D. Akorsu Sarah D. Rominski
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title	Building Master Trainers to Facilitate Sexual Violence Prevention: A Pilot Study in Ghana
title_short	Building Master Trainers to Facilitate Sexual Violence Prevention: A Pilot Study in Ghana
title_full	Building Master Trainers to Facilitate Sexual Violence Prevention: A Pilot Study in Ghana
title_fullStr	Building Master Trainers to Facilitate Sexual Violence Prevention: A Pilot Study in Ghana
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publisher	Ubiquity Press
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/0b30040614fb459c9a553c9e65dc9f13
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Building Master Trainers to Facilitate Sexual Violence Prevention: A Pilot Study in Ghana

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