Quest Journals Journal of Medical and Dental Science Research Volume 8~ Issue 11 (2021) pp: 61-70 ISSN(Online) : 2394-076X ISSN (Print):2394-0751 www.questjournals.org *Corresponding Author: WANKASI, Helen Idubamo (PhD) 61 | Page Research Paper Barriers And Solutions To Sexual And Reproductive Health Education Of Adolescents In Community Secondary School Amassoma, Bayelsa State WANKASI, Helen Idubamo (PhD) Orcid.org 0000-0002-8403-5555 Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria EFEUNU, Efemena Nora Federal Medical Center Yenagoa. Bayelsa State, Nigeria BEREDUGO, Ikiomoye Leticia Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria ABSTRACT Introduction- Barriers are peculiar elements inimical to implementation and achievement of meaningful programme objectives in every field of human endeavour and it is not uncommon with sexual and reproductive health education programmes. Thus, it is essential that school health gladiators explore and elicit barriers from adolescents’ point of view and proffer solutions as key steps towards prevention of avoidable global adolescents` death and promotion of health. Therefore, the purpose of this article was to explore barriers and proffer solutions to sexual and reproductive health education of secondary school adolescents in Bayelsa State. Method- A descriptive qualitative design was adopted for this study using purposive sampling technique with a sample of 10 participants in a public secondary school. Source of data was a semi-structured interview guide and voice recorder. Data was analyzed thematically in six consecutive steps. Findings- Two (2) themes namely: barriers to sexual and reproductive health education; solutions that would reduce the barriers to sexual and reproductive health education with six (6) sub-themes emerged. Conclusion- Findings indicate that adolescents in secondary schools lack confidence and trust on health care providers, their teachers and parents. Not only that, lack of parental and societal education which translates to general lack of knowledge on safe sex practice to sexual and reproductive health education are some of the barriers inimical to effective sexual and reproductive health education. However, in adolescents` perception, effective sexual and reproductive health education, effective counseling programmes and provision of secondary school adolescents’ friendly services by government as well as periodic organization of seminars on sexual and reproductive health are solutions identified in this study that would reduce the barriers to a low ebb. Keywords: barriers, health education, sexual and reproductive health, solutions Received 12 November, 2021; Revised: 25 November, 2021; Accepted 27 November, 2021 © The author(s) 2021. Published with open access at www.questjournals.org I. INTRODUCTION Barriers are peculiar elements inimical to implementation and achievement of meaningful programme objectives in every field of human endeavour and it is not uncommon with sexual/ reproductive health education programmes. The perceived barriers to sexual and reproductive health programmes among young adults are in fourfold, which Thongmixay, Essink, Greeuw et al., (2019) describes as: - 1. Access to facility with regards to site, hours and secrecy. Access to facility is further categorized into: - (a) Cognitive accessibility- The cognitive accessibility barriers according to Thongmixay, Essink, Greeuw et al., (2019) are: lack of sexual awareness and knowledge of services. (b) Psychosocial accessibility - Under psychosocial accessibility there is general feeling