Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Developing Countries: An Overview of Trends and Interventions

Hindin, Michelle J.; Fatusi, Adesegun O.

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“…Hunt, like the mainstream policy writers (UNESCO, 2011;World Bank, 2011;Brookings, 2011), implies that pregnancy and exclusion are a series of unfortunate developments in which young women became 'unlucky', rather than a nexus of interconnected gendered exclusions. In this there is a resonance with some of the sex education literature (Adaji et al, 2010;Hindin, 2009) where schools are presented as free-floating sites of instruction implying that knowledge on its own confers protection. Thus the policy literature and some of the academic literature sees drop out, unlike enrolment, as more a problem of schools failing as learning institutions, and less an outcome of the ways in which gendered households, families and schools connect.…”

Section: Documenting Pregnancy and School Exclusionmentioning

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Connecting the private and the public: pregnancy, exclusion, and the expansion of schooling in Africa

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2013

Gender and Education

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In a number of countries in Africa young women who become pregnant are excluded from school. This paper presents a critique of policy and practice in this area drawing partly on Diana Leonard's scholarship concerning the relational dynamic of gender, generation, social division, and household forms. Much of the policy prescription of large global organisations concerned with the expansion of secondary schooling in Africa does not sufficiently take account of the connection between the gender dynamics of the private and public outlined in Leonard's work . In showing some of the effects of this oversight the paper draws on data from research studies in five countries in Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana) to show how aspects of silence, evasion, and stereoptyping often characterise teachers' and education officials' reflections on youth and pregnancy . Young women's concerns with the risk of pregnancy are often given inadequate attention, while harsh actions to shame young women who become pregnant are reported. The importance of working across sectors to link social policy in this area are shown to be difficult and in need of much more focussed resource.

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Section: Documenting Pregnancy and School Exclusionmentioning

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Connecting the private and the public: pregnancy, exclusion, and the expansion of schooling in Africa

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2013

Gender and Education

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“…Teenage pregnancy among adolescent girls is a common occurrence across subSaharan Africa and accounts for about half of the births recorded in the region. 5,27 Unmet needs for SRH…”

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“…5 Parents, teachers and healthcare workers fail to discuss SRH issues with adolescents because of socio-cultural norms around chastity and shifting of responsibility among these adults on who should provide SRH information. This puts adolescents at risk of making poor SRH choices with the possibility of negative SRH outcomes.…”

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Integrating mHealth into adolescent sexual and reproductive health promotion in Nigeria: prospects and barriers

Ihesie

Chukwuogo

2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) is a key public health issue because of its impact on health and development. Adolescent SRH is linked to available information which often determines sexual behaviours. The use of mobile phones for health (mHealth) has shown success in delivering health education and behaviour change interventions for young people for smoking cessation, nutrition and in SRH. This article explores the possible prospects and barriers to the use of mHealth for ASRH promotion in Nigeria. This paper reviews secondary data from international and local literature obtained from database search. A conceptual framework and an applicability and transferability (A&T) tool guided the analysis of ASRH issues and feasibility of mHealth use in ASRH in Nigeria. The prospects of mHealth use for ASRH in Nigeria include the widespread coverage of mobile phone services and the acceptability of its use for health by Nigerian adolescents, unmet need in ASRH information provision and the similarity of some characteristics of Nigerian adolescents to other study populations where mHealth has been successfully used. Other prospects include the Nigerian government’s focus on ICT solutions and the availability of essential technical and organisational expertise for implementation. Possible barriers to the successful use of mHealth include poor funding for ASRH and inadequate information on implementation costs and cost-effectiveness which may make it difficult to present a business case. In conclusion, the use of mHealth in ASRH promotion in Nigeria is feasible and can be effective, however, measures must be taken to address specific barriers identified.

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“…La AS premarital y de inicio temprano, pone a niños/as y adolescentes, principalmente a mujeres, en mayor riesgo de embarazos no deseados, infecciones de transmisión sexual (ITS), infección por HIV/SIDA, morbilidad y mortalidad maternas y de sus hijos (34)(35)(36)(37)(38).…”

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Matrimonio infantil: Un problema social, económico y de salud pública

Tascón¹,

Benítez

Tascón

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Rev. chil. obstet. ginecol.

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RESUMENMatrimonio infantil se define como cualquier unión legal o unión habitual entre dos personas, de las cuales una o ambas están por debajo de los 18 años de edad. Sus efectos no solo comprometen la salud de la niña, sino que repercute en lo social, lo económico y en el desarrollo de las comunidades. Las prevalencias de matrimonio infantil son altas en los países con menos desarrollo y más pobres. Sus consecuencias abarcan involucran lo social dado que el el matrimonio infantil es una violación de los derechos de los niños, afectando y limitando su educación, lo que se traduce en menores oportunidades laborales, afectando la economía de los hogares y las comunidades, comprometiendo la salud de las niñas y sus hijos y asociado a violencia intrafamiliar. Las estrategias de prevención son múltiples e involucran la capacitación de las niñas con la información, las habilidades y las redes de apoyo, la educación y movilización de padres y miembros de la comunidad, mejora de la accesibilidad y calidad de la educación formal para las niñas, el ofrecimiento de apoyo económico e incentivos para niñas y sus familias y el fomento de un marco jurídico y normativo favorable. PALABRAS CLAVE: Niñez, adolescencia, matrimonio infantil, educación SUMMARYChild marriage is defined as any union or usual legal union between two people, of which one or both are below 18 years of age. Its effects not only compromise the health of the child, it affects social, economic and community development. The prevalence of child marriage is high in countries with less developed and poorer. Its consequences include social as involving the child marriage is a violation of the rights of children, affecting and limiting their education, resulting in lower labor opportunities, affecting the economy of households and communities, jeopardizing health girls and their children and associated with domestic violence. Prevention strategies are multiple and involve the training of girls with the information, skills and support networks, education and mobilization of parents and community members, improving accessibility and quality of formal education for girls, offering financial support and incentives to girls and their families and the promotion of an enabling legal and regulatory framework.

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Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Developing Countries: An Overview of Trends and Interventions

Cited by 179 publications

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Connecting the private and the public: pregnancy, exclusion, and the expansion of schooling in Africa

Connecting the private and the public: pregnancy, exclusion, and the expansion of schooling in Africa

Integrating mHealth into adolescent sexual and reproductive health promotion in Nigeria: prospects and barriers

Matrimonio infantil: Un problema social, económico y de salud pública

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