Sexual Health Program Evaluation

Project Title: Efficacy and Impact of Roots of Health’s Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Literary Programs and Services: A Program Evaluation

Funding Agency: Roots of Health/ Ugat ng Kalusugan (6 months)

Role: Qualitative Research Specialist

This is a commissioned program evaluation of the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Literary Programs and Services of the Roots of Health, an NGO based in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. Referring to the modules used by the teachers in class discussions, this study will evaluate the knowledge, attitude and behavior of the students towards the topics of sexual health, gender, puberty, and std. The project is designed to implement a mixed method approach. Qualitative design would implement methods that include key informant interviews and metacard FGD process in collecting data from various stakeholders such as school administrators, teachers, students, and volunteer youth advocates. Qualitative data will be coded using MAXQDA2018.

Facilitated the Orientation with enumerators and transcribers at McCoys Restaurant on June 14, 2019 with the project leader, Ms Carol Pablo, and SRA Pau Agapito.

The youth advocates and teachers of Roots of Health during our instrument validation in June 15, 2019.

Discussing our FGD process with the team

We are finally on the last leg of this project which is intended to close by September 15. Below are the triumphant smiles of the researchers involved in this project.