Planned Instruction - Optional Instruction to Learn About HIV


8.2.2 Planned Instruction - Optional Instruction to Learn about HIV

Education respondents were also asked if students had the opportunity to study about HIV/AIDS or sexuality as part of optional courses. These could include optional ethics/ religion courses, optional health or PE course, sociology courses and others. The following table reports their responses. A minority of respondents at all levels reported students can access additional opportunities to learn about HIV as part of an elective course.

Figure 128

Can Choose Optional Courses that Include Learning about HIV

MOE-9

SD-10

SP-13

Junior High (optional courses)
- Health Education

18.2

38.0

- Family Studies

18.2

21.2

- Ethics/Religion

18.2

16.5

- Other

0.0

8.5

Senior High
- Health Courses

45.5

51.6

- Family Studies

54.5

48.1

- Phys Ed Course

36.4

45.0

- Ethics/Religion Course

18.2

24.3

- Sociology Course

27.3

23.9

- Other

9.1

16.9

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