According to the UN, good sexual and reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing in all matters relating to the reproductive system.

Key to effective management of sexual reproductive health and rights among young people is providing accurate information. They must be well informed and empowered to protect themselves from sexually transmitted illnesses. The role of caregivers, especially fathers has been demonstrated as very important. Open communication on sexual health between parents and Adolescents has been known to play a critical role in empowering the young people with information on sex-education which should ideally start at the family level. Care givers often assume that schools should provide this information, however, this may not be the case as often schools may offer poor or no sex education at all leaving the young people with little knowledge on the subject.