Joar Svanemyr

Biographic Data

ID1742323
NAMEJoar Svanemyr
GIVEN NAMESJoar
FAMILY NAMESvanemyr
SIGNATURESVANEMYR J
AFFILIATIONSChr. Michelsen Institute
ORCID0000-0002-1624-075X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX1

  • Effects of economic support, comprehensive sexuality education and community dialogue on sexual behaviour

    Open AccessHanne Keyser Hegdahl, Patrick Musonda et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2022Cited by: 1References: 45

    Adolescent girls in Sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of poor sexual and reproductive health outcomes. We present findings from a cluster-randomised trial in rural Zambia on the effects of economic support, comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) and community dialogue on sexual activity, contraceptive use and beliefs among adolescent girls. We recruited 157 schools in 2016, and all girls in grade 7 were invited to participate. Schools were ran…

  • Experiences of teachers and community health workers implementing sexuality and life skills education in youth clubs in Zambia

    Open AccessMalizgani Paul Chavula, Joar Svanemyr et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2021

    Zambia, like other low- and middle-income countries, faces numerous adolescent sexual and reproductive health challenges such as teenage pregnancies. This study aimed at understanding teachers' and community health workers' (CHWs) implementation of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) as part of a comprehensive support package for adolescent girls to prevent early childbearing. Data collected using in-depth interviews [ n = 28] with teachers […

  • Norms and sexual relations among adolescents in the context of an intervention trial in rural Zambia

    Open AccessJoar Svanemyr, Karen Marie Moland et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2021

    High levels of adolescent pregnancy and child marriage rates in low- and middle-income countries is an issue of concern to many stakeholders, including in Zambia where almost one-third of women give birth before age 18. The aim of this paper is to explore and analyse social norms concerning adolescents' sexual behaviour within the context of an intervention trial in rural communities in southern Zambia. It is based on a qualitative study applying…

  • Economic support, education and sexual decision making among female adolescents in Zambia

    Open AccessJohn T Milimo, J Milimo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    ISRCTN Registry: ISRCTN12727868 , (4 March 2016)

  • Adolescent pregnancy and social norms in Zambia

    Open AccessJoar SvanemyrARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2020

    Early pregnancy occurs frequently in Zambia and is considered a public health issue. The aim of this study was to improve understanding of how gendered sexual norms make young unmarried girls vulnerable to unintended pregnancies in a specific context. It combined individual interviews and focus group discussions with girls and boys aged 13-18 years and the parents of other young people of this same age, with peer interviews with girls aged 13-20 …

  • Acceptability of an economic support component to reduce early pregnancy and school dropout in Zambia

    Open AccessEmmanuel Banda, Joar Svanemyr et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2019

    Background: Cash Transfer (CT) schemes have become popular poverty reducing measures in many low and middle-income countries. Research indicates that when provided to girls in resource poor settings, cash transfers can increase education and postpone marriage and pregnancy. However, a few studies indicate that they can also have negative effects which can affect their acceptability, such as generating intra-community tensions.Objective: Conceptua…

  • Scaling up sexuality education in Senegal

    Open AccessKatie Chau, Aminata Traoré Seck et al.ARTICLESex Education2016

    In Senegal, school-based sexuality education has evolved over 20 years from family life education (FLE) pilot projects into cross-curricular subjects located within the national curriculum of primary and secondary schools. We conducted a literature review and semi-structured interviews to gather information regarding the scale and nature of FLE scale-up. Data were analysed using the ExpandNet/WHO framework, conceptualising scale-up from a systems…

  • Creating an Enabling Environment for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

    Open AccessJoar Svanemyr, Avni Amin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescent Health2015

  • Scaling up of Life Skills Based Education in Pakistan

    Joar Svanemyr, Qadeer Baig et al.ARTICLESex Education2015

    Young people between the ages of 10 and 19 make up 23% of Pakistan's population. In Pakistan, young people face many challenges in terms of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues. These include early marriage and pregnancy, low use of contraception, use of unsafe abortion, lack of relevant information and poor knowledge about bodily development including puberty and menstruation, sexuality, reproduction and HIV. This paper examines the scale…

  • Child Marriage Legislation in the Asia-Pacific Region

    Open AccessElisa Scolaro, Aleksandra Blagojevic et al.ARTICLEThe Review of Faith & International…2015Cited by: 2References: 12

    Child marriage is a human rights violation that robs a girl of her childhood, puts her health, growth, and development at risk, disrupts her education, limits her opportunities for empowerment and social development, and increases her risk of exposure to violence and abuse (for a review of the evidence on the negative effects of child marriage on girls and their children, see Parsons et al. 2015, in this issue). While child marriage is not mentio…