Improving adolescent access to contraception in sub-Saharan Africa: a review of the evidence

J Smith - African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2020 - ajol.info
Global commitments to and support for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) have
increased over the past 10 years. Adolescent access to contraception has emerged as a …

Assessment of country policies affecting reproductive health for adolescents in the Philippines

JLD Melgar, AR Melgar, MPR Festin, AJ Hoopes… - Reproductive health, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Adolescents in the Philippines face many legal, social and political
barriers to access sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, putting them at higher risk …

A never-before opportunity to strengthen investment and action on adolescent contraception, and what we must do to make full use of it

V Chandra-Mouli, PS Parameshwar, M Parry… - Reproductive health, 2017 - Springer
Background Increasingly, the health and rights of adolescents are being recognized and
prioritized on the global agenda. This presents us with a “never-before” opportunity to …

Barriers to accessing maternal health care amongst pregnant adolescents in South Africa: a qualitative study

MO Erasmus, L Knight, J Dutton - International Journal of Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Objectives This study explores the barriers to accessing antenatal care (ANC) services
amongst pregnant adolescents within a particular community of South Africa. Methods An …

[HTML][HTML] Sexual and reproductive health and rights knowledge, perceptions, and experiences of adolescent learners from three South African townships: qualitative …

M Pleaner, C Milford, A Kutywayo, N Naidoo… - Gates Open …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Adolescence is a time of psycho-social and physiological changes, with
increased associated health risks including vulnerability to pregnancy, HIV, sexually …

A comparative human rights analysis of laws and policies for adolescent contraception in Uganda and Kenya

K Perehudoff, D Kibira, E Wuyts, C Pericas… - Reproductive …, 2022 - Springer
Background Improving access to adolescent contraception information and services is
essential to reduce unplanned adolescent pregnancies and maternal mortality in Uganda …

How do South African policies address provision of contraception among adolescents?

TJ Ketye, GB Babatunde, O Akintola - … Journal of Primary Health Care & …, 2024 - scielo.org.za
Abstract KETYE, Thabile J.; BABATUNDE, Gbotemi B. and AKINTOLA, Olagoke. How do
South African policies address provision of contraception among adolescents?. Afr. j. prim …

Strengthening implant provision and acceptance in South Africa with the 'Any woman, any place, any time'approach: An essential step towards reducing unintended …

H Rees, Y Pillay, S Mullick, MF Chersich - South African Medical Journal, 2017 - ajol.info
Progress in reducing unintended pregnancies in South Africa is slow. The implant,
introduced in 2014, expanded the range of available longacting reversible contraceptives …

[PDF][PDF] Annual technical report 2015: department of reproductive health and research, including UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research …

World Health Organization - 2016 - apps.who.int
The UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research,
Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, also known as the Human …

Inclusion of human rights in sexual and reproductive health programming: facilitators and barriers to implementation

S Gruskin, K Zacharias, W Jardell, L Ferguson… - Global Public …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The need to prioritise those furthest behind is well understood in global health circles, and
how human rights norms and standards can help often touted. As rights concerns are …