Factors influencing access to and utilisation of youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

LR Ninsiima, IK Chiumia, R Ndejjo - Reproductive health, 2021 - Springer
Background Despite the global agreements on adolescents' sexual and reproductive health
and rights, access to and utilisation of these services among the youth/adolescents remain …

Adolescent condom use in Southern Africa: narrative systematic review and conceptual model of multilevel barriers and facilitators

Á Aventin, S Gordon, C Laurenzi, S Rabie… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Adolescent HIV and pregnancy rates in Southern Africa are amongst the
highest in the world. Despite decades of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) …

Sexual and reproductive health services in universal health coverage: a review of recent evidence from low-and middle-income countries

TKS Ravindran, V Govender - Sexual and reproductive health …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
If universal health coverage (UHC) cannot be achieved without the sexual and reproductive
health (SRH) needs of the population being met, what then is the current situation vis-à-vis …

Disrespectful care in family planning services among youth and adult simulated clients in public sector facilities in Malawi

E Hazel, D Mohan, E Chirwa, M Phiri, F Kachale… - BMC health services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Provision of high-quality family planning (FP) services improves access to
contraceptives. Negative experiences in maternal health have been documented worldwide …

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and universal health coverage: a comparative policy and legal analysis of Ethiopia, Malawi and Zambia

G Kangaude, E Coast, T Fetters - Sexual and reproductive health …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Universal Health Coverage (UHC) forces governments to consider not only how
services will be provided–but which services–and to whom, when, where, how and at what …

“I don't support It for my children”: perceptions of parents and guardians regarding the use of modern contraceptives by adolescents in Arua City, Uganda

G Jalinga Vuamaiku, J Epuitai… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the high rates of adolescent pregnancies, the utilization of modern contraceptives is
still low among adolescents in Uganda which highlights a missed opportunity for the …

Enabling and hindering factors of health surveillance assistants' roles in the provision of contraceptive services in Mangochi, Malawi

M Kok, M Tolani, W Mtonga, T Salamba… - Reproductive …, 2020 - Springer
Background Contraceptive services are essential for promoting people's health, and
economic and social well-being. Despite increased contraceptive use over the past …

Being dragged into adulthood? Young people's agency concerning sex, relationships and marriage in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia

MC Kok, Z Van Eldik, T Kakal, A Munthali… - Culture, health & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to explore how young people exercise agency in rural Malawi,
Mozambique and Zambia in relation to sex, relationships and marriage, to inform local …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers of marriage and health outcomes among adolescent girls and young women: evidence from sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

F Zahra, K Austrian, M Gundi, S Psaki, T Ngo - Journal of Adolescent …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Previous studies have examined the relationship between age at marriage and
health outcomes, but few have explored how marriage drivers are associated with health …

Integration of HIV‐Sexual Reproductive Health Services for Young People and the Barriers at Public Health Facilities in Mbarara Municipality, Southwestern Uganda …

C Akatukwasa, F Bajunirwe… - International journal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and HIV risk behaviors for young
people are intertwined. This rationalizes the need for integration of HIV and SRH services …