Did you know? A 2022 study in South Africa found that adolescent girls (12–18) who stayed in school and received comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) were 24% less likely to be HIV-positive overall (AOR 0.76), and among sexually active girls, the risk dropped by 38% (AOR 0.62). In India, although rigorous outcome data are limited, school-based sexual and reproductive health education has shown remarkable improvements: for instance, in Odisha, awareness of pregnancy and contraception soared from just 20–30% at baseline to 90% post-intervention, and knowledge of HIV/STIs similarly rose from low levels to 90% highlighting how CSE boosts informed decision-making even where large-scale evaluations remain scarce.