Promoting responsible sexual behaviour among school-going adolescents in Mpumalanga province in South Africa

The findings revealed that adolescents face many challenges to achieve responsible sexual behaviour. Actionable recommendations were devised to overcome these challenges and these are: involving peer educators who share SRH information, guide, and promote behaviour change. Adolescents must utilise role models, parental and adolescent support groups whom they can emulate from healthy sexual behaviours. Adolescents must seek strong parental support when utilising SRH services like contraceptive use. Campaigns that encourage parents to be role models of good values, morals and social skills should be initiated. Peer adolescents should promote access, acceptability and utilisation of adolescents' SRH services. Media platforms like links and websites where correct sexual and reproductive health knowledge should be accessible by adolescents.